MIRANSHAH: A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in North Waziristan region on Wednesday, security officials said.
Two missiles hit the compound located in Tappi, 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan near the Afghan border.
The dead bodies and injured were shifted to hospital.
Some local residents in Tappi said the militants announced over a mosque loudspeaker that funeral prayers for the dead will be held on Wednesday afternoon