In Pakistan, at least 31 people have been killed in one of the biggest US drone attack so far in its tribal areas. The dead included 17 militants. Security officials said the strike, which involved 18 missiles were fired from eight unmanned planes. Earlier reports had put the death toll at 17. Geo TV said that several of the injured persons are still fighting for their lives and the death toll is likely to go up. The villagers came under attack from the drones while approaching the spot to help retrieve the bodies and the injured from the rubble of the collapsed houses.Tribesmen in Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan said the town echoed with heavy explosions when the missiles were fired.