Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposes section 144 in Kurram for 2 months
The Hindu
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa imposes section 144 after attack on government convoy in Kurram district, aiming to restore peace.
The provincial government of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa has imposed section 144 for two months in the violence-torn Kurram district to restore peace following an attack on a government convoy, which injured a top district official.
The decision to impose section 144, banning the display of arms and assembly of five people or more, was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday (January 5, 2025).
The meeting also decided to ban all public meetings and rallies on the main Parachinar highway between the Tari and Chapri areas.
It was in a bid to restore peace and harmony in the sectarian-violence-hit Kurram district after the attack on a government convoy in Bagan resulted in injuries to Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud and seven others.
The attack on Saturday (January 4, 2025) came days after a peace agreement was reached between warring Alizai and Bagan tribes following sectarian clashes that resulted in the killing of 133 people in the district between November 21 and December 2.
The provincial government termed the Bagan incident a violation of the agreement.
It was reported that the attackers who targeted DC Mehsud's vehicle were identified and cases were registered against them. Efforts are underway to arrest them.
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