The CIA-operated drone fired two missiles that killed two Taliban militants on the spot in a village in Kurram Agency, near the Afghanistan border, a local government official said.
The two were identified as Afghan Taliban commander Qari Abdullah Sabrai and Commander Affan.
The investigation into the strike has been started, the official said.
It was the first drone strike in the Pak-Afghan border region since Trump assumed US Presidency, The News reported.
The drone strikes by the US under the supervision of the CIA in Pakistan began in 2004.
There have been 424 drone attacks in Pakistan to-date. The strikes have killed a total of 2,499 to 4,001 persons including 424 to 966 civilians, the report said.
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