Pakistan has condemned a suspected U.S. drone strike that killed 17 suspected militants in the country’s northwestern tribal area.
The foreign ministry statement, issued shortly after Wednesday’s strike, said drone strikes are counter-productive and have human rights and humanitarian implications.
Pakistani officials say drones fired four missiles at a compound near the market in Miranshah, North Waziristan. They say the strike apparently targeted the al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network.
Wednesday’s strike is the second since Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took office following his win in May’s elections.
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