US drone kills 7 militants on Pak-Afghan border

At least seven militants, including two key commanders of a militant group, were killed in a US drone strike on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The drone fired a couple of missiles on a compound near Komal village on border of Afghanistan's Pakitika province and Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region yesterday.

Seven militants, including two key commanders of Badr Mansoor group, have been killed in the strike, Dawn reported.

The two commanders have been identified as Aqalzadin and Ikramullah, the report said.

There is no confirmation yet from the Afghan government or the CIA which operates drone operations along Pak-Afghan border.

No Pakistani official was available for comments.