Unauthorized US attacks kill 9 in Pakistan
At least nine people have been killed and several others wounded in Pakistan in two separate non-UN-sanctioned cross border attacks by US troops.
Pakistani authorities say US forces in the eastern province of Khost shelled the Pakistani border town of Matta Sanga, adding that all casualties are civilians.
The death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
Meanwhile, Pakistani security officials say that a US drone strike killed four people and wounded several others in South Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday.
Sources say the drone fired two missiles at a residential compound in the volatile tribal region.
The drone attacks, which were initiated by former US president George W. Bush and have continued under President Barack Obama, have drastically increased in recent weeks at a time when devastating floods have taken their toll on the South Asian country.
The developments come one day after two helicopters operated by the US forces in Afghanistan crossed into Pakistan's volatile tribal areas, killing at least 50 people.
In a similar incident, US forces killed more than 30 people on Friday.
Islamabad has reacted angrily to the air strikes calling them a violation of its sovereignty.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for an end to such attacks.
"These incidents are a clear violation and breach of the UN mandate under which ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) operates," Pakistani foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement on Monday.
The US and its allies have more than 150,000 troops stationed in neighboring Afghanistan.
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