A drone strike claimed the lives of at least eight suspected in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan on Saturday.
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired two missiles on a compound in Doga Madakhel village of Dattakhel around 36 kilometers west of North Waziristan's capital Miramshah at around 3 a .m. today, the Dawn quoted intelligence sources, as saying.
The militants killed belonged to the Punjabi Taliban faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
The identity of those killed is yet to be ascertained.
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