In Pakistan, at least 20 people were killed on Wednesday in US drone strikes in an outskirt village of Miranshah town in the North Waziristan tribal area .According to local sources, five U.S. pilotless fighters were hovering before four missiles were fired into a compound and two at a vehicle in the Shawal area. On Monday, three such attacks targeting the same area and the adjacent South Waziristan tribal area killed at least 21 people, mostly believed to be Punjabi Taliban. The latest U.S. drone strike is the 37th of its kind in Pakistan this year. To date, a total of 284 people including women and children have reportedly been killed since the advent of 2011. Most of the victims of drone strikes are believed to be suspected terrorists.