A suspected US missile strike has killed five people in a Pakistani village less than a day after the US military chief reiterated American respect for Pakistan's sovereignty.
A Pakistani security official says five militants died when four missiles from a suspected US drone hit a compound in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
Another official said the attack on a container loaded with ammunition and explosives was the result of better US-Pakistani intelligence sharing and both countries had worked together on the attack.
Cross-border attacks were discussed at a meeting between the U-S military chief Admiral Michael Mullen, the Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani in Islamabad on Tuesday
Admiral Mullen reiterated a commitment to respect Pakistan's sovereignty.
Tensions between the 'war on terror' allies have intensified since American troops mounted a ground assault on a Pakistani village last month.