(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Government of Pakistan on Monday condemned the US drone strike that took place in GhaleMandi, North Waziristan Agency, yesterday and reportedly killed at least 10 suspected militants, said Foreign Office.
"The Government of Pakistan reiterates its well known position that such strikes constitute a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity and demands their immediate cessation," a press release by Pakistan Foreign Office said.
The US-led drone strike killed at least 10 suspected militants in North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Drone attacks are widely unpopular across Pakistan and the country condemned the drone strikes several times declaring it violation of its territorial sovereignty.
North Waziristan is among Pakistan's seven tribal regions near the Afghan border governed by tribal laws and facing militants' insurgency.
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