Both attacks took place near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, a known stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
The first, in the early hours of the morning, targeted a militant compound in Hassokhel town, 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah, killing at least five militants, security officials said.
The second attack targeted a militant vehicle in Datta Khel district, 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Miranshah, killing three militants, a security official told AFP.
"The drone fired two missiles on a vehicle. The vehicle caught fire and the bodies of the people inside were badly burnt," he said.
Two military officials confirmed the casualties.
There have now been four such attacks in the area since Thursday, in an apparent surge in covert strikes following a NATO leaders conference on Afghanistan in Chicago last week. (*)
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