Islamabad: Pakistan today said that coalition forces in Afghanistan earlier this week launched a missile strike into Pakistan's tribal region, killing 14 people.

"We confirm that the two missiles were fired from a drone which belongs to coalition forces deployed in Afghanistan," Pakistan's chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP, referring to yesterday s strike.

"We have conveyed our protest and waiting for response by the coalition forces," Abbas added.

Pakistani authorities today found the body of a paramilitary soldier beheaded by Taliban insurgents in the tribal area targeted by the missile strike.

A note left on the corpse said the Pakistani soldier had been killed in revenge for the missile attack in the Bajaur tribal district near the Afghan border.

The strike came as militants were negotiating a deal with the new Pakistani government, which came to power after the defeat of US ally President Pervez Musharraf's supporters in February elections.

Source : PTI