A missile strike in the northern border region of Pakistan has killed at least 16 people, according to local officials.
Up to three missiles struck a house in the village of Shahnawaz Kheil Dhoog, near the town of Wana in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border.
Foreigners linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda were believed to be staying at the compound in Doog village.
This strike comes a day after a bomb targeting foreigners at an Islamabad restaurant left a Turkish woman dead.
Pakistani military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Pakistani forces had not carried out any operation in the area and he did not know who carried out the strike.
Neither US or Pakistani authorities officially confirm US missile attacks on Pakistani territory, which would be an infringement of Pakistani sovereignty.
Missile strikes in Pakistan's tribal belt, many of them attributed to US-led forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, have increased in frequency in recent months.
The deteriorating security in Pakistan, piles pressure on the incoming government, which is set to be sworn in when the country's new parliament meets tomorrow.
Pakistan's new parliament is set for a confrontation with President Pervez Musharraf when it meets after his supporters lost heavily in elections, analysts say.
