US drone kills six in Pak-Afghan border area

KHYBER AGENCY: At least six militants were killed in a US drone attack in Pak-Afghan border area on Friday, sources said.

The sources said that unmanned aircraft targeted a militant hideout in Reena area on the Afghan side of the border, killing six people including two “key militant commanders”.

Identities of the dead were yet to be known. Similarly, the Pakistan Air Force conducted airstrikes in Khyber Agency, killing at least 48 militants and destroying several hideouts.