Drone strike in North Waziristan kills six

PESHAWAR At least six people were killed and several others were injured in a US drone strike in the Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, sources said Wednesday. Intelligence sources said that the US drone fired four missiles on a compound and a vehicle in the Alwara Mandi area of Dattakhel, destroying them completely. The drones were still hovering over the site of the attack. Sources said that the death toll is likely to rise. The death toll could not be independently verified as journalists have limited access to the restive tribal region. A military operation Zarb-i-Azb is also in progress by the Pakistan Army in the area. The operation was initiated on June 15 following a brazen militant attack on Karachi,s international airport and failure of peace talks between the government and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) negotiators.