14 Pak tribesmen killed near Afghan border

Another six people were injured in the incident, Major General Shaukat Sultan told AFP, laying the blame for the deaths on a militant rocket attack.

"The casualties were caused by miscreants," Shaukat said, adding that militants had fired another 42 rockets into the area overnight.

However another tribal elder who said he was present during the tragedy, Azizullah Mahsud, claimed the military was responsible, and local press reports raised the prospect of a "friendly fire" mistake.