ISLAMABAD, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others injured when U.S. pilotless aircraft fired missiles along Pakistan Afghanistan border, local Urdu media reported on Friday.
The attack happened in Pakistani territory, six kilometers away from the border, in the semi-autonomous tribal area of Kurram Agency, Geo TV quoted a tribal administrator Baseer Khan as saying.
The aircraft fired two missiles at the hideout of Taliban commander Maulvi Mohib who was among the killed. The other two killed were Mohib's bodyguard and a close aide.
Quoting local sources, Urdu TV channel ARY said that Mohib belonged to Haqqani network, however, Express TV channel contradicted the statement, saying that he was associated with Afghan Taliban group.
The aircraft kept on hovering over the area for some time before launching the strike, causing panic among the local people which constitute a large number of women and kids.
The strike came days after the U.S. President Donald Trump asked Pakistan to do more against the militants hiding in its tribal area.
This is the third drone strike in the country since the beginning of this year.
Drone strikes are highly unpopular among the Pakistani public as they kill militants and common people including women and kids without discrimination.
Islamabad also condemns such attacks, calling them violations of their sovereignty.
