PAKISTANIS yesterday protested against a suspected American missile strike that intelligence officials said killed a British citizen linked to a plot to blow up jetliners, saying their Western-allied government must stop the cross-border attacks.

Pakistanis today protested over a suspected American missile strike that intelligence officials said killed a British citizen linked to a plot to blow up jetliners, saying their Western-allied government must stop the cross-border attacks.

A suspected US missile strike hit the home of a Taliban commander in north-western Pakistan today, killing at least five militants, officials said.