Two alleged spies gunned down in Waziristan Agency

Two men accused of spying for the United States have been killed by suspected militants in North Waziristan, according to witnesses. Bodies of two unidentified men were found on Friday at Shewa area near a school, they said. Their hands were tied and were shot dead from close range, they said. A note in the native Pashto language was found near the bodies of the slain men, said that they were spying for the United States and Afghanistan on local Taliban. The note warned that anyone spying for the US or Afghanistan would face the same consequences. Hundreds of tribal elders, Afghan refugees and clerics have been killed in such attacks in the region in recent years. Pakistan has deployed around one hundred thousand troops along the porous border with Afghanistan, including North Waziristan, to track down militants. But US and Afghan officials claim that militants still have bases in the Pakistani territory from where they plan attacks inside Afghanistan. The US has intensified missile strikes from drones, which have created tension between the two sides.