The operation took place in North Waziristan . A Pakistani soldier stands guard at a checkpoint on the road to Miranshah town of South Waziristan, Pakistan May 24, 2015. Two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN that 12 suspected militants were killed in the assault in the Data Khel region of North Waziristan , one of the seven districts of Pakistan 's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan . One politician warned of disrupting NATO supply route .
The operation took place in North Waziristan . A Pakistani soldier stands guard at a checkpoint on the road to Miranshah town of South Waziristan, Pakistan May 24, 2015. One politician warned of disrupting NATO supply route .