Pakistan sectarian violence: 10 killed, 21 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Hindu
Sporadic tribal violence in Kurram district, Pakistan, leaves 10 dead and 21 injured despite cease-fire efforts.
At least 10 more people have been killed and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni and Shia tribes despite a cease-fire brokered between the two communities in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said on Wednesday (November 27, 2024).
The latest violence took place on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) in Kurram district, bordering Afghanistan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said.
The clashes between Alizai and Bagan tribes in Kurram district started on Friday (November 22, 2024) last week following Thursday's (November 21, 2024) attack on a convoy of passenger vans near Parachinar in which 47 people were killed. At least 37 people were killed and several others injured in the tribal sectarian violence over Friday (November 22, 2024) and Saturday (November 23, 2024), police said.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for Thursday's (November21, 2024) convoy attack.
A seven-day cease-fire was brokered between the Shia and Sunni communities on Sunday (November 24, 2024) following meetings between a provincial government delegation and elders from both sects.
However, despite the cease-fire, sporadic clashes are continuing, police said.
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