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Tribesman in North Wazaristan imposed a shut-down on Thursday in protest over drone attacks
Twelve suspected militants have been killed in two drone attacks in Pakistan's north-western tribal area.
It is the latest of at least 22 suspected US drone attacks in the past five weeks, part of an apparent crackdown on insurgents on the border.
The latest attacks come amid a row between Nato and Pakistan after a cross-border strike killed four Pakistani troops.
In response, Pakistan has stopped some Nato supplies crossing to Afghanistan.
</div> In the first attack on Saturday morning, four missiles hit a house in Datta Khel village in North Wazaristan, killing eight miitants, officials from Pakistan's intelligence service told AP news agency.
Later, four other suspected insurgents were killed when a house was targeted by four more missiles.
Drone attacks have increased recently, and some western diplomats have suggested the rise is linked to terrorism plots targeting European cities.
The US does not generally confirm missile attacks by drones.
Some 150 trucks on Saturday were waiting for Pakistan to reopen the border crossing at Torkham, en route to deliver supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack on oil tankers in southern Pakistan
The closure of border crossings was a reaction to the killing of three Pakistani border guards by Nato helicopters, who had crossed the border from Afghanistan into the Kurram tribal region.
Nato said the aircraft hit back after coming under small-arms fire from what it thought were insurgents, but Pakistan said its soldiers had fired shots to warn the helicopters that they had crossed into Pakistani airspace.
It was the third time in less than a week that Nato helicopters had pursued militants over the Pakistani border and fired on targets.
The Taliban in Pakistan have said that they carried out Friday's attack on Nato oil tanks in the south of the country, saying it was retaliation for the three border troops.
At least 27 tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were set alight in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
Taliban spokesperson Azzam Tariq threatened more attacks unless all supply routes were closed.
"We ask the government of Pakistan to cut all the supply routes for NATO, otherwise we will continue targeting Nato's fuel trucks and containers," he told AP news agency.
"We condemn the Nato attack on Pakistani forces in Kurram," he said.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm Mike Mullen, said the dispute with Pakistan had not affected operations and said they hoped to resolve it soon.
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Tribesman in North Wazaristan imposed a shut-down on Thursday in protest over drone attacks Twelve suspected militants have been killed in two drone attacks in Pakistan's north-western tribal area.
It is the latest of at least 22 suspected US drone attacks in the past five weeks, part of an apparent crackdown on insurgents on the border.
The latest attacks come amid a row between Nato and Pakistan after a cross-border strike killed four Pakistani troops.
In response, Pakistan has stopped some Nato supplies crossing to Afghanistan.
</div> In the first attack on Saturday morning, four missiles hit a house in Datta Khel village in North Wazaristan, killing eight miitants, officials from Pakistan's intelligence service told AP news agency.
Later, four other suspected insurgents were killed when a house was targeted by four more missiles.
Drone attacks have increased recently, and some western diplomats have suggested the rise is linked to terrorism plots targeting European cities.
The US does not generally confirm missile attacks by drones.
Some 150 trucks on Saturday were waiting for Pakistan to reopen the border crossing at Torkham, en route to deliver supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack on oil tankers in southern Pakistan The closure of border crossings was a reaction to the killing of three Pakistani border guards by Nato helicopters, who had crossed the border from Afghanistan into the Kurram tribal region.
Nato said the aircraft hit back after coming under small-arms fire from what it thought were insurgents, but Pakistan said its soldiers had fired shots to warn the helicopters that they had crossed into Pakistani airspace.
It was the third time in less than a week that Nato helicopters had pursued militants over the Pakistani border and fired on targets.
“We ask the government of Pakistan to cut all the supply routes... otherwise we will continue targeting Nato's fuel trucks”
Azzam Tariq Taliban spokesperson At least 27 tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were set alight in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
Taliban spokesperson Azzam Tariq threatened more attacks unless all supply routes were closed.
"We ask the government of Pakistan to cut all the supply routes for NATO, otherwise we will continue targeting Nato's fuel trucks and containers," he told AP news agency.
"We condemn the Nato attack on Pakistani forces in Kurram," he said.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm Mike Mullen, said the dispute with Pakistan had not affected operations and said they hoped to resolve it soon.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.