US drone strike kills four in Pakistan

At least four people have been killed and five others injured in the latest US drone strike in troubled northwest of Pakistan, Press TV reports. - The assault took place in Baghar village of South Waziristan tribal district on Friday when the drone fired two missiles at a vehicle. The US frequently carries out attacks by the unmanned aircraft on Pakistan's tribal regions, claiming the airstrikes target pro-Taliban militants. The aerial attacks, initiated by former US President George W. Bush, were escalated under President Barack Obama. Relations between Islamabad and Washington have soured over the attacks with Pakistan insisting that the airstrikes violate its sovereignty. US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that there is growing support in the US Congress for expanding military options against militants in Pakistan beyond the drone strikes.