At least three people have been killed in a US assassination drone strike in Pakistan™s Boya area of North Waziristan near the Afghan border.
The attack was carried out during the early hours of Monday, when the killer drone targeted a militant compound in the area.
œA US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound, killing three rebels,” said a senior Pakistani security official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The incident took place hours after another drone killed four people in the northwestern tribal area of Dargamandi in North Waziristan.
The attacks come days after the Pakistani government confirmed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would seek an immediate halt to the US drone strikes during his speech at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
On September 22, seven people died in a US killer drone strike in the same area.
Washington claims its drone strikes target militants, although casualty figures show that Pakistani civilians often fall victim to the attacks.
The killing of Pakistani civilians, including women and children, has strained relations between Islamabad and Washington. The strikes have also triggered massive protests in Pakistan.
Over the past several years, Washington has been launching drone attacks on Muslim countries, including Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.
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