Ihsan Dawar

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least 10 people were killed while one was injured when an unmanned drone attacked a house in Darr-e-Nishtar, North Waziristan, early Saturday morning.According to details the US drone fired four missiles on the house in the Shawal valley in a pre-dawn attack. The death toll is also expected to rise.Rescue officials cited the presence of at least four drones in the skies overhead, fearing which rescue efforts had been delayed.Late last month, a drone strike in North Waziristan killed three suspected militants and injured three others while destroying a house inside Miranshah Bazar, the main town of the restive North Waziristan.The political setup also criticised the attack, with Senator Raza Rabbani declaring that the US had to start respecting Pakistan’s red lines. Meanwhile, Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmed Khan on Saturday while condemning US drone strike at Miranshah in strongest words said such violations of international laws are only causing trust deficit between the two countries. Talking to PTV, the spokesman said that such attacks were not only counterproductive but are also a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and the sovereignty of the country could not be compromised, he added.Moazzam said that drone strike is also becoming hurdles in the war against terror as it in fact only winning the sympathies of the militants, the spokesman further said.Replying to a question, Foreign Office Spokesman said that relations with United States would be re-established according to the recommendations of the Parliament.The spokesman expressed the hope that issues between US and Pakistan would be settled down through mutual acceptable manners.