37 people have been killed in tribal communal violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last 24 hours. While 30 people have been injured. Government officials said talks with local and tribal elders to restore peace are progressing successfully. Clashes between the Alizai and Bagan tribes in the Kurram district bordering Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan began on Thursday following an attack on a convoy of passenger vans near Parachinar.
A government spokesperson said Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has issued clear instructions to resolve all issues through dialogue and negotiations to ensure stability in the region. Police said the tribes attack each other with heavy and automatic weapons. Houses and shops have been damaged during the fighting and people in several villages have moved to safer places.
Private Education Network Chairman Muhammad Hayat Hasan confirmed that all educational institutions in the district remained closed on Saturday. Videos of this violence have appeared in which people’s bodies can be seen. Police said there are reports of six women being held captive, but due to limited connectivity, there is little information and communication available to obtain more information.
Police said firing continued throughout the day in Balishkhel, Khar Kali, Kunj Alizai and Maqbal. Intermittent firing is taking place from at least three areas of the district, while the Thal-Sada-Parachinar road is closed for traffic towards Kohat district. Authorities have struggled to restore peace in the area, while elders from both tribal communities have hinted at further attacks.
Meanwhile, the provincial government rejected reports of firing at a helicopter carrying a high-level government delegation, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister, Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police, heading towards the tribal district. of Kurram. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Barrister Dr Saif dismissed reports of firing at the helicopter in Parachinar area as “baseless” and confirmed that the delegation was completely safe.
We told you that 50 people died in Thursday’s terrorist attack in Lower Kurram. Terrorists attacked a convoy of passenger vans. The terrorists were in ambush and as soon as the vehicles left, they started shooting at them indiscriminately. . Women and children also died in this attack. Only after this terrorist incident did the riots spread in Lower Kurram.
