[An Nahar] A U.S. drone strike on Sunday killed at least one militant riding on horseback in a mountainous area of Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said.The missile attack, the first by an unmanned American drone in Pakistan for at least a month, came in Dehgan village, 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in lawless North Waziristan.
North Waziristan is one of seven tribal districts on the rugged border with Afghanistan which are a haven for Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants.
"A U.S. drone fired one missile, killing a militant traveling on horseback," a security official said.
Local intelligence officials said the drones fired two missiles killing two militants.
Security officials in northwestern city of Peshawar, which lies on the edge of the tribal region, said the man was believed to be a "foreign national" -- a term officials use to describe al-Qaida linked militants.
The last reported drone strike in Pakistan was on February 8 and killed nine militants, though unnamed American officials quoted by the New York Times last week said the incident was not a U.S. attack.
Another look, from Dawn:
Drone strike in N Waziristan kills two suspected militants
A drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday killed two suspected militants, DawnNews reported.The drone strike targeted two horse riders in Degan village of North Waziristan tribal region's Datta Khel area. The targeted persons and their ride died on the spot.
Unnamed intelligence officials talking to Dawn.com's Zahir Shah Sherazi confirmed that two militants were killed in the drone strike.
This was the first strike in March after a gap of at least one month, the two previous attacks occurred on Feb 6 and Feb 8 respectively.