The death toll has reached 82, while 156 people have been injured in the ongoing violence since Thursday in Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK). Among those killed were 16 Sunnis and 66 from the Shia community. The attackers have taken many people hostage, including women and children, and are refusing to hand over the bodies.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Aftab Alam said, “Our first effort today is to achieve a ceasefire between the two factions. Once this is done, we will try to reach an agreement between the two sides. According to Pakistani media, fighting is still going on. Sporadic firing between the two factions continues. is
Kurram district has been a long-standing conflict between tribals belonging to the Shia and Sunni communities.
Attack on convoy going from Parachinar to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa More than 50 passenger vans were fired upon in Manduri and Ochhat in Kurram district on Thursday, with 6 vans severely damaged. All these vehicles were going in a convoy from Parchinar to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Shia-dominated district of Kurram, bordering Afghanistan, has been in conflict for decades between the Alizai (Shia) and Bagan (Sunni) tribes.
On Thursday, a convoy of vehicles was on its way to Peshawar when it was attacked.
The border dispute has become a haven for terrorists There has always been tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This is why many terrorist groups use it as a haven. Apart from this, there has been a long-standing land dispute between the tribals living here.
The main reason for the terrorist incidents happening here is the lack of mutual agreement between the two countries regarding the border area. Actually, Pakistan and Afghanistan are separated by a border. It is called the Durand line. Pakistan considers it the boundary line, but the Taliban clearly says that Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state is part of it. The Pakistani army has put up a barbed wire here.
When Pakistan erected a fence along the Durand Line, the Taliban tore it down.
After taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban asked Pakistan to vacate the area and tore down the fencing. Pakistan opposed it and deployed army there. After this, the Taliban blew up the Pakistani check post there. After this, the tension between the two countries increased.
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