Hoo-rah!

Islamabad, 13 July (AKI/Dawn) — A barrage of drone attacks killed at least 52 suspected militants, including some foreigners, in North Waziristan since Monday evening.

Thirty-seven people died in three drone attacks on suspected militant positions on Tuesday and 15 on Monday.

Taking place soon after the US announcement that it was withholding $800 million of military assistance, the attacks could exacerbate tension between the two uneasy allies in the war against militants.

The drone blitz sparked panic among people in the area.

The reported death toll in the four attacks could not be verified through independent sources because local media has no access to the area.

Meanwhile, bodies of 50 militants who were killed in a Nato air attack near the border with Afghanistan on Monday evening were brought to Miramshah on Tuesday and sent to unspecified areas for burial.