Casualties were feared as two missiles were fired Monday morning by U.S. drones in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Kurram Agency, reported local Urdu TV channel Dunya.
This is the first U.S. drone strike reported in the afore-said area since this year. Prior to this, most of the drone strikes were carried out in North and South Waziristan area, which is believed to be two main strongholds of militants hiding along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area, Xinhua reported.