Islamabad: At least eight militants were killed and several others injured in an airstrike by Pakistani military in the country's northwest North Waziristan region on Sunday, officials said.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement that Pakistani Air Force jets pounded several hideouts of suspected militants in Datta Khel and Shawal towns of North Waziristan, a semi-autonomous tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.