Wazoo near the Afghan border, killing nine Pak soldiers on Sunday, officials said.The attack took place yesterday in Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
town in North Waziristan, the Pak Army said in a statement.
The army statement says that bully boyz had been firing on the checkpoint for the past few days before they ambushed it.
North Waziristan is considered a haven for bad turbans. It is also believed to be a key command and control center for bully boyz fighting US troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
The US forces have used
There have been significantly fewer strikes this year.
But the US is unwilling to stop completely because the use of drones has weakened Al Qaeda and associated groups in Pakistain's tribal regions, parts of which are not under the control of the Pak state.