A US drone on Saturday fired missiles in Pakistan's restive tribal belt targeting a stronghold of local Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, killing 25 people including two foreigners.
A US drone on Saturday fired missiles in Pakistan's restive tribal belt targeting a stronghold of local Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, killing 25 people including two foreigners.
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The drone fired two missiles at the home of a tribesman named Roshan Mehsud in Ladha area of South Waziristan Agency early this morning,
TV channels reported. The area in which the attack occurred is considered a stronghold of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mehsud.
Officials and the Taliban told TV channels that 25 people were killed and at least four more were injured in the attack. Some reports said two foreigners were among the dead. This was the second time in recent months that the area inhabited by the Mehsud tribe was targeted by the drones.
Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan has witnessed a wave of missile attacks by US drones believed to be operating from Afghanistan.
Several top Al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives have been killed in these strikes along with dozens of civilians.
The civilian casualties have sparked an angry reaction from the Pakistan government, which says the missile strikes are counter-productive for the war on terror and a violation of the country's sovereignty.
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