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| Suspected US drone 'kills 16' in north-west Pakistan | Suspected US drone 'kills 16' in north-west Pakistan |
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| At least 16 people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike on a compound in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say. | At least 16 people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike on a compound in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani officials say. |
| At least two missiles were fired at a building in the North Waziristan tribal region early on Wednesday. | At least two missiles were fired at a building in the North Waziristan tribal region early on Wednesday. |
| Reports citing local officials said most of those killed were thought to be from the militant Haqqani network. | Reports citing local officials said most of those killed were thought to be from the militant Haqqani network. |
| This would be the second such strike since Nawaz Sharif took over as PM and demanded an end to the attacks. | This would be the second such strike since Nawaz Sharif took over as PM and demanded an end to the attacks. |
| Seven people were killed in the first, which took place on 8 June, also in North Waziristan. | Seven people were killed in the first, which took place on 8 June, also in North Waziristan. |
| The troubled border region is a known stronghold for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. | The troubled border region is a known stronghold for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. |
| The Pakistani government subsequently summoned a senior US diplomat to protest over that incident, condemning what it called a "violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity". | |
| In a separate development, at least five security personnel are reported to have been killed and several injured in an early morning attack by militants at a checkpoint near Peshawar. | |
| Three more are reported to be missing, possibly kidnapped by the attackers. | |
| Severe tension | |
| The latest strike is the biggest drone attack in Pakistan this year. Reports said it targeted a house near Miranshah, the provincial capital, and left a number of other people injured. | |
| Drone strikes are a source of severe tension between the US and Pakistan. | |
| It is estimated that between 2004 and 2013, CIA drone attacks in Pakistan killed up to 3,460 people. | |
| About 890 of them were civilians and the vast majority of strikes were carried out by the Obama administration, research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism said. | |
| Earlier this year, Mr Obama called the strikes part of a legitimate campaign against terrorism, but he also pledged a more transparent oversight of the programme and stricter targeting rules. |