Truce after 111 killed in Pakistan sectarian violence
Feuding communities in Kurram district agree to a 10-day ceasefire as recent killings highlighted decades-long tensions
Families fleeing after 82 killed in 3 days of sectarian violence in Pakistan
Fighting between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed more than 150 in the past months. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sectarian Clashes Continue in Pakistan's Kurram District; 10 Killed, 21 Injured
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 warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest.
82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail
Last week, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, sectarian violence broke out in Pakistan’s Kurram district, resulting in the deaths of 82 people. Now, a seven-day ceasefire has been brokered between the fighting factions — the Shias and the Sunnis.
Escalating Violence in Pakistan's Kurram District: Civilians in Crossfire
The death toll rises to 76 in Pakistan's Kurram district amid ongoing violence, despite a brokered ceasefire. The conflict has caused a critical shortage of medicines, and local elders are calling for more government intervention.
Pakistan: 10 Killed, 21 Injured As Sectarian Violence In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Continues Despite Ceasefire
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 warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest,
What Is Behind The Deadly Sectarian Violence In Pakistan?
Over 80 people were killed and scores more injured in recent sectarian clashes in northwestern Pakistan. Experts say historic rivalries, extremist Islamist groups, and political marginalization are to blame.
Global Watch | Kurram Violence: Sunni Establishment’s War Against Shias In Pakistan
Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 37 people
Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 37 people and injured 25 others, a senior police officer from the region said Saturday. The overnight violence was the latest to rock Kurram,
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Pakistan: Three more deaths in Kurram clashes take toll to 76
Three more people were killed in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the death toll from ...
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Kurram carnage
To understand the current crisis, the peculiar characteristics of the Kurram region merit an in-depth analysis. Firstly, ...
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Sectarian Clashes Surge in Kurram Despite Cease-Fire Efforts
Tribal sectarian clashes in Pakistan's Kurram district have resulted in 10 more deaths and 21 injuries, despite a cease-fire ...
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U.S. Warns Citizens To Avoid Peshawar As Violence Escalates In Kurram District
The U.S. mission in Pakistan has issued a security warning urging American citizens to avoid the Serena Hotel in Peshawar and its surrounding areas, citing unspecified security concerns. The advisory ...
Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed
A government spokesman in Pakistan's volatile northwest says Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes have agreed to a cease-fire.
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Tribal clashes in Kurram district leave 89 dead in a week: local official
PESHAWAR: Gunfights between feuding communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Kurram district continued on Wednesday, a local ...