Officials say missiles fell in North Waziristan, hours after deadly strike marked end of six-month pause in drone programme

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Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected US missile strike has killed at least 10 people in a north-western tribal district near the Afghan border.

Two officials say a pair of American drones dropped three missiles on a militant compound and a vehicle early on Thursday in the town of Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media.

There was no immediate information on the identities of those killed.

The strike came hours after a strike, also in North Waziristan, killed three militants on Wednesday night, marking the resumption of the CIA-led programme in Pakistan after a hiatus of nearly six months.

North Waziristan is home to a mix of local and al-Qaida-linked foreign militant groups.