[Dawn] At least eight people were killed while six others sustained serious injuries in a suspected US drone strike in Kanigoram area of South Waziristan. According to reports, a US drone fired two guided missiles at a house in Kanigoram area of the agency. Located in South Waziristan Agency of the North West Frontier Province, Kanigoram is the most scenic and remote valley of the agency.
Pakistani and US officials believe the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Baithullah Mehsud, was killed in a similar strike in neighboring South Waziristan on August 5. It was the first drone strike after Hakimullah Mehsud took charge as Ameer banned TTP.
The residents of Kanigoram migrated to Dera Ismail Khan after the Pakistan army launched operation Rah-e-Nijat against militants. The house was completely destroyed in the attack.
The drones were heard flying over the area after the blast. Pakistan officially objects to the US drone strikes on its soil saying they violate its sovereignty and complicate its efforts to win over the people and isolate the militants in border regions.