PESHAWAR: A US drone attacked on Pak-Afghan border near Khyber Agency killing five alleged terrorists. According to sources, the US drone targeted alleged hideout of terrorists in Lalpur, the area of Nangarhar, the province of Afghanistan. The identification of the killed terrorists could not be ascertained yet.
According to sources, the US drone fired two missiles that destroyed the alleged hideout of the terrorists completely. It is reported that some people have also been injured in the attack. It is pertinent to mention here that militants fled away from such area after Pak Army started operations.
Pakistan Army started operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan in June 2014 and the operation Khyber One was started in Khyber Agency in October 2014 whereas the operation Khyber Two was started by Pak Army in March 2015 that compelled the militants to leave these areas.
The US drone attacks have become lesser in Pakistan after the hideouts of militants have been rooted out.