Wana: United States unmanned drone fired several missiles in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region of North Waziristan, killing at least seven people.
The victims were associated with Haqqani Network, AFP reported.
The causalities come after US drones targeted suspected militants in an area of North Waziristan tribal belt.
The issue of civilian casualties has strained relations between Islamabad and Washington.
Pakistan has repeatedly condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty, asserting that such attacks have proven counterproductive in the so-called war against terrorism.
The United Nations says the US-operated drone strikes in Pakistan pose a growing challenge to the international rule of law.
Philip Alston, UN special envoy on extrajudicial killings, said in a report in late October 2010 that the attacks were undermining the rules designed to protect the right of life.
He also said he feared that the drone killings by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could generate a “playstation” mentality.
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