U.S. drone strike kills 10 suspected militants in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Ten suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn drone strike on a compound in a tribal district in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, a local tribesman and security official said. The drone fired two missiles on a house in Hassokhel village of Mirali subdivision in North Waziristan, the officials said. Initial reports said eight militants, including five "foreigners," were killed and several wounded. The toll was later increased to 10, according to a security official in the area who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He identified the five militants as "Central Asian nationals linked to al-Qaeda." A local tribesman, speaking by telephone, said a mosque adjacent to the targeted house also was partially damaged. Militants have cordoned off the compound and were moving the dead and injured, he said. This is the second drone attack within the past 24 hours. Four suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in Miranshah in North Waziristan on Wednesday. The district is believed to host thousands of militants from al-Qaeda and Afghan and Pakistani Taliban groups, including the Haqqani Network. Pakistan is under pressure from the United States to launch an offensive against Haqqani group, which the United States and NATO blame for deadly attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan. However, Pakistani officials say the country's forces are already overstretched and they cannot afford to go after the Haqqanis while tied down in battles against Pakistani Taliban.