Nine militants are reported to have been killed in a suspected U.S. drone air strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.
Local intelligence officials say three missiles struck a suspected militant hideout in Shawal, near the border with Afghanistan.
Elsewhere, police say gunmen shot dead a journalist in the volatile town of Hangu in the northwest.
Police said the journalist had received threats from militants after publishing stories about their activities.
-- Reuters
Local intelligence officials say three missiles struck a suspected militant hideout in Shawal, near the border with Afghanistan.
Elsewhere, police say gunmen shot dead a journalist in the volatile town of Hangu in the northwest.
Police said the journalist had received threats from militants after publishing stories about their activities.
-- Reuters