Drone strike kills 3 Egyptians in Pak

A recent US missile strike in Pakistans tribal region killed three Egyptians linked to the Haqqani network,including one who played a key role in handling the militant groups finances,Pakistani intelligence officials said

A recent US missile strike in Pakistans tribal region killed three Egyptians linked to the Haqqani network,including one who played a key role in handling the militant groups finances,Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday.

The three men were killed Friday when a drone fired missiles at a car near Miran Shah,the main town in North Waziristan,said the officials,speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. A fourth person was also killed but has not been identified.

US intelligence believes the Haqqanis are the top threat to security in Afghanistan and that they enjoy the support of the Pakistani army. It wants the army to sever its ties and attack the group,something that Islamabad refuses to do.

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The issue is a main cause of tension between the two countries,and Pakistans reluctance to cooperate has prompted the US to step up missile strikes against the Haqqani network in the groups safe haven in North Waziristan.

One of the Egyptians killed Friday was a 28-year-old man named Abdullah who helped handle the Haqqani networks finances in Pakistan and Afghanistan,said intelligence officials. He was known locally as Nadeem.

On Thursday,a missile attack close to Miran Shah killed Janbaz Zadran,who US officials said was a top commander in the network who helped orchestrate attacks in Kabul and southeastern Afghanistan. They said he was the most senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan to be taken off the battlefield.

Meanwhile,US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad next week as part of her trip to several Islamic countries and is likely to make a policy statement on Pakistan and Afghanistan,a news report said Sunday.

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She would call on President Asif Ali Zardari during a day-long visit and will deliver a message from President Barrack Obama,Jang newspaper reported.

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