"Five people were killed in the attack on Makki Ghar area, four in Andara and three in Darai Nishtar," in Shawal valley of North Waziristan, an official said.
The region is thought to harbour several militant bases of the Haqqani network and Hafiz Gul Bahadar group, who launch raids across the border on national and international troops in Afghanistan.
The identities of those killed was not known, the official said.
The strike came a day after Pakistan summoned a US diplomat to lodge a formal protest about the recent drone attacks, which it called "unlawful, against international law and a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty", a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Pakistan has also said the attacks bolster anti-US sentiment.
Washington insists they are necessary to target rebels in the lawless region, considered largely beyond the effective control of the Pakistani security forces.
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