MIRAMSHAH, Sept 3: A suspected militant was wounded in a missile attack in Charkhel area of North Waziristan on Tuesday night.

Local people said that an unmanned aircraft had fired the missile on a compound in the Charkhel area, some 14km west of Miramshah, injuring the suspect. They said that three predators had been seen over the area.

The unidentified suspect was taken to a private hospital.