01-Dec-2024 09:51 PM
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Parachinar, Dec 1 (Reporter) The count of people killed in Kurram district of Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has soared to 130, while 186 are injured as inter-tribe clashes continued for the eleventh day despite a truce having been imposed in Lower Kurram, according to a local official.
Kurram has been a flashpoint for tribal tensions for decades. They spilled over into a fresh wave of attacks last month when clashes between two groups left dozens dead, Dawn reported on Sunday.
Speaking to Dawn.com, District Health Officer Qaisar Abbas said “The total number of people killed is 130, while 186 are injured.”
The DHO also added that there was a lack of medical facilities to treat the injured.
According to the police and hospital sources, the firing between the tribes in Kurram district continues for the eleventh day. Seven more people had lost their lives in clashes on Friday, according to officials.
With the cooperation of police forces and elders, most of the clashes have been stopped while the armed tribes have been removed from the fronts with police and armed forces being deployed there.
Armed clashes started in the district last week when a convoy of passenger vehicles came under attack in Lower Kurram, killing more than 40 people.
Several people were seriously injured, after which a series of clashes started in the areas of Alizai Bagan, Balsh Khel Khar, Piwar Teri Mangal and Muqbal Kunj Alizai.
On Tuesday, the warring sides in Kurram had agreed to extend the week-long tenuous ceasefire, ending on Nov 30, for another 10 days despite sporadic incidents of violence.
Following talks held by a jirga in the Alizai area, the Kurram deputy commissioner, Javedullah Mehsud, announced the ceasefire extension for another 10 days...////...