8 Militants in Pakistan Killed by Suspected Drone Attack

Officials have said that a suspected drone has fired two missiles at a house in the northeastern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing 8 militants and wounding several others. According to the local intelligence agencies, a militants house in Machi Khel, near Mir Ali in North Waziristan was the target. The country has seen an increase in attacks by the militants as well as the battle between the troops and the militants have risen.

In Peshawar, outside the gates of a court compound, a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 50 on Thursday. The officials have stated, there were four police officers among the dead. In less than two weeks, this was the seventh deadly attack that has taken place in and around Peshawar.

Police stations, police checkpoints and the provincial headquarters of Pakistan's spy agency have been targeted by a wave of suicide bombers, that has caused death of dozens of people. The Taliban commanders claim responsibility to these explosive attacks. This is thought to be an act of retaliation against the offensive stand taken by the Pakistani military against the Taliban. The Pakistan military have intensified their attacks against the Taliban stronghold in the mountainous region of South Waziristan, the area of Pakistan that shares borders with Afghanistan.

Another attack in North Waziristan killed four people and wounded six that took place on late Wednesday, according to a Pakistani intelligence official. There are no routine comments by the U.S. Military on drone attacks. But, U.S. is the only country operating in the region, with an ability to launch a missile that is controlled remotely.