Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

After years of relative passivity, the Pakistani Army is now engaged in heavy fighting with the militants on at least three fronts.

Five people were killed and three wounded when a U.S. Predator drone fired missiles into a house in the restive South Waziristan tribal region, local residents said.

Five people were killed and three wounded when a U.S. Predator drone fired missiles into a house in the restive South Waziristan tribal region, local residents said.

Local residents and an area official said two U.S. helicopters were repulsed when Pakistani soldiers fired at them, but the Pakistani and U.S. military denied any such incident.

Local residents and an area official said two U.S. helicopters were repulsed when Pakistani soldiers fired at them, but the Pakistani and U.S. military denied any such incident.

Local residents and an area official said two U.S. helicopters were repulsed when Pakistani soldiers fired at them, but the Pakistani and U.S. military denied any such incident.

The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat.

The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat.