MIRAMSHAH, Oct 14: Four militants were killed and two others injured when missiles fired by a US drone hit a car in Shahzadkot area of North Waziristan on Friday.

On Thursday, 10 militants, including a top commander of the Haqqani group, were killed in two attacks on targets in North and South Waziristan.

Sources said that in Friday’s attack the car was hit when it was about to leave a residential compound.

The car caught fire and its four occupants were killed. Two bystanders were injured.—Pazir Gul Agencies add: Earlier on Friday, two militants killed in a drone attack on Thursday were buried in Lakki Marwat. About 2,000 supporters attended the funeral of one of the men, Maulana Iftikhar.

They included Arab militants and a lawmaker from the country’s largest opposition party.

Maulana Iftikhar was head of a seminary in Miramshah, and hailed from Lakki Marwat. Local people said he was involved in ‘jihad’ in Afghanistan. “Maulana Iftikhar is a martyr and we warn America to immediately stop these drone attacks,’’ said Ahmed Jan Qureshi, a local leader of Jamiat Ulema Islam.

“America should realise that these attacks are fanning hatred against it, and see these thousands of people who are here to attend the funeral of a martyr.’’

Scores of armed men and some Arabs lined up to perform prayers. Also present was Munawar Khan, the town’s local lawmaker and a member of the party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He declined to speak to media.