MIRAMSHAH, April 28: A United States helicopter fired a missile on a residential compound in Charkhel area near the Afghan border in North Waziristan on Saturday afternoon, officials and residents said.

Officials said the attack did not cause any casualty in the house located about 1km away from the border.

Residents said the helicopter intruded into Pakistan’s air space, fired a missile which hit the house and flied back to Afghanistan.

In Miramshah, two rockets landed near the paramilitary fort on Friday night.

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