PESHAWAR: A drone attack on a militant compound in North Waziristan late Tuesday night killed at least five suspected militants, according to sources.

The drone strike took place in the Karwanda area of Datta Khel in the North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, where the military is battling Taliban militants.

The drone fired two missiles targeting a house, killing at least five suspected terrorists, sources said.

The area is generally off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to independently verify the number and identity of the dead.

North Waziristan is among Pakistan’s seven tribal districts near the Afghan border which are rife with insurgents and have been strongholds of Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, among others.

Pakistan Army in June last year launched an all-out operation named 'Zarb-i-Azb' against Taliban militants in the region, following which parts of the tribal agency was declared cleared of militants.

The army has intensified its offensive since the Taliban's massacre of 153 people, mostly children, in a school in Peshawar in December 2014.