Pakistan sectarian clashes restart, breaking short-lived truce
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan sectarian clashes restart, breaking short-lived truce

Firstpost  

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram – in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan – has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades. Shiite Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. Image- AFP Sectarian violence restarted in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, shattering a fragile ceasefire brokered to end last week’s deadly clashes that claimed over 80 lives, officials confirmed. Kurram deputy commissioner Javedullah Mehsud reported continued “tribal clashes and gunfire” in multiple areas, while a local security official confirmed ongoing fighting in at least three locations, though no new casualties have been reported. “According to my information, both communities are currently holding over 18 individuals hostage, including eight women.” Police have regularly struggled to control violence in Kurram, which was part of the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas until it was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.

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Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130

Op India  

The death toll in ongoing tribal clashes in Pakistan’s Kurram district has risen to 130, with at least six more fatalities and eight more injuries reported on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner Javed Ullah Mehsud confirmed that police and security forces have been deployed throughout Lower Kurram, and efforts to negotiate a ceasefire are ongoing. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported …

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
3 weeks, 1 day ago

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 130 people were …

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say

CNN  

Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in the last 10 days, officials said Sunday. Violence flared in Kurram district on November 21 when gunmen ambushed a vehicle convoy and killed 52 people, mostly Shiite Muslims. But dozens from both sides have been killed in Kurram since July, …

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been ongoing in the region after gunmen opened fire on convoys carrying Shia pilgrims on November 21. Sectarian violence continued in Pakistan’s northwest over the weekend, killing at least 14 people and wounding 27 in the past 24 hours in the Kurram district, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Afghanistan. Violence has escalated in …

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire
3 weeks, 1 day ago

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire

India Today  

The death toll in Khurram tribal sectarian violence rose to 124 with two more deaths on Saturday as a gunbattle continued between Shia and Sunni groups despite a ceasefire in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. More than 170 people have been injured in the sectarian violence raging for the last ten days, authorities said. The province's governor, Faisal Karim Kundi …

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed

India TV News  

Peshawar: 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, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The clashes between Alizai …

10 killed as sectarian violence continues in Pakistan despite ceasefire
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

10 killed as sectarian violence continues in Pakistan despite ceasefire

India Today  

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, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The clashes between Alizai and …

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues despite cease-fire
3 weeks, 4 days ago

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues despite cease-fire

ABP News  

Peshawar, Nov 27 : 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, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The …

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail
4 weeks ago

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail

Firstpost  

Last week, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, sectarian violence broke out in Pakistan’s Kurram district, resulting in the deaths of 82 people. People mourn over the graves of relatives who were killed after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in the Kurram tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Shalozan, Pakistan. Rehan Muhammad, a 33-year-old journalist told The Guardian, “Gunfire …

Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes in Pakistan’s northwest have agreed to a cease-fire, a government spokesman said Sunday, days after 42 Shiites were killed in an ambush. The attack on the convoy last Thursday in Kurram district triggered retaliatory attacks and rampages that killed dozens more people from both communities. A spokesperson for the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Firstpost  

More than 300 families were forced to leave their homes as violent clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslims rattled Pakistan’s north. The Sectarian violence in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan has killed about 150 over the past months Over 300 families were forced to flee their homes after violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims rattled North Pakistan. …

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people. Pakistani officials have announced a seven-day truce between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes killed dozens of people in the northwest of the country. Following the violence, Muhammad Ali Saif, spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government and …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Peshawar: Protesters in Pakistan's restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions on flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region's deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were travelling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar …

Pakistan: 18 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 18 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours

India TV News  

Peshawar: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured in sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last 24 hours, police said. The clashes between the tribes of Alizai and Bagan in Kurram district bordering Afghanistan took place following Thursday's attack on a convoy of passenger vans in which 47 people were killed by …

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram
1 month ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of …

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, …

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Top News
1 month ago

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan:Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites …

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ABP News  

Over 50 people were killed and 20 others were injured after militants carried out a gun attack on passenger vehicles in the lower Kurram area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Thursday. According to officials, the vehicles were travelling in a convoy from Parachinar to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's capital Peshawar, when militants opened fire. The chief secretary of the Khyber …

Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram

India TV News  

Pakistan attack UPDATES: Gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 50 people and wounding 29, the chief secretary of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, said. Among the fatalities in the attack, which occurred in the Kurram tribal district, were a woman and a child, Chaudhry said, adding: …

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month ago

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

LA Times  

An injured victim, right, of gunmen that fired on a passenger vehicle is treated at a hospital in Parachinar, in Kurram district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Thursday. Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region’s …

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month ago

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

CNN  

Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region’s deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni …

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district
1 month, 1 week ago

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district

Al Jazeera  

Authorities struggle to control months of tit-for-tat attacks by Shia and Sunni tribes in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – The main highway connecting Pakistan’s Kurram has remained closed for over four weeks as sectarian tensions sparked by land disputes continue to simmer in this tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Last week, thousands gathered for a “peace march” in …

Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2 months, 1 week ago

Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Op India  

At least 11 people have been killed and eight more have sustained injuries in a clash between two tribes in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence broke out after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the northwestern part of the country. Efforts to mediate a peace agreement between the tribes are ongoing.

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. Police officers stand guard next to shipping containers set up by authorities to block a road leading to important government buildings in an attempt to prevent supporters …

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A separatist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks were coming, while the prime minister declared there would not be peace talks with the insurgents who also have targeted Chinese-funded projects there. AP AUDIO: Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent …

Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle

Al Jazeera  

At least 46 people were killed and 200 injured in clashes until a temporary ceasefire was agreed upon on Wednesday. Islamabad, Pakistan – After weeklong clashes between rival tribes in Pakistan’s district of Kurram, killing at least 46 people and injuring nearly 200, fighting has now halted, following a meeting between authorities and tribal elders. HRCP is deeply concerned at …

Pakistan: 36 killed, 162 injured in armed clashes between two tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: 36 killed, 162 injured in armed clashes between two tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district

India TV News  

Two tribal groups clashed over a piece of land in Pakistan's restive tribal district in the northwest in which several people killed, officials said on Sunday. At least 36 people were killed and 162 others injured in armed clashes, he added. The tribal clashes left 36 people dead and 162 others injured in the last five days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's …

Pakistani soldiers killed in gun battle with Taliban
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani soldiers killed in gun battle with Taliban

Al Jazeera  

TTP accuses military of breaking fragile ceasefire after at least four fighters died in a gun battle in northwest. Pakistan’s Taliban has accused the military of breaking a fragile ceasefire after the army said five soldiers and at least four fighters died in a gun battle in the country’s northwest. North Waziristan and other former tribal regions in northwestern Pakistan …

Pakistan army post attacked by fighters from Afghanistan
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan army post attacked by fighters from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Three military personnel dead after an assault on a military installation in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. The striking increase in attacks in Afghanistan – as well as in neighbouring Pakistan – highlights the growing security challenge facing Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, who swept to power last August in the closing days of the chaotic withdrawal of American and NATO troops ending …

At least 47 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan attacks: Officials
2 years, 8 months ago

At least 47 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan attacks: Officials

Al Jazeera  

Air attacks by Pakistan on eastern Afghan provinces of Khost and Kunar killed mainly women and children, officials say. The death toll from Pakistan’s military air raids on targets in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar on Saturday has risen to at least 47, officials said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban seized …

Taliban issues warning over civilians killed by Pakistan rockets
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban issues warning over civilians killed by Pakistan rockets

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan rockets and aerial raids on two different Afghan provinces resulted in civilian casualties, officials say. Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani forces in a pre-dawn assault along the border. Kunar provincial director of information Najibullah Hassan Abdaal told AFP: “Five children and …

2 Pak soldiers killed in militant attack near Afghan border
3 years ago

2 Pak soldiers killed in militant attack near Afghan border

India TV News  

Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in exchange for gunfire, the Pakistani army has said. The army’s media wing said on Saturday that the attack took place in Datta Khel tehsil of the tribal North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In earlier two attacks, the …

15 killed, many injured as rival tribes clash in northwest Pakistan; security heightened
3 years, 1 month ago

15 killed, many injured as rival tribes clash in northwest Pakistan; security heightened

India Today  

Authorities stepped up security in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan on Monday as local factions clashed over possession of disputed forest land, in an incident that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens others in the last three days, officials said. The clashes began on Saturday afternoon when the Gaidu tribe belonging to Teri Megel village in Kurram …

Pakistani soldiers killed in cross border fire from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani soldiers killed in cross border fire from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Pakistani army says at least two soldiers were killed in the first such attack since the Taliban took over Kabul. Gunfire from across the Afghan border have killed two Pakistani soldiers, the army said, in the first such attack since the Taliban took over Kabul 10 days ago. Bajaur is one of several lawless tribal regions along the Afghan border …

Pakistan again resorts to ceasefire violation along LoC
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan again resorts to ceasefire violation along LoC

India TV News  

Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Kupwara district, the army said in a statement on Monday. "Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district on Monday evening by firing mortars and other weapons," the army said. On Friday, three civilians, four army soldiers, and one BSF official was …

Eight Pakistan soldiers including two commandos killed in Indian retaliation along LoC
4 years, 1 month ago

Eight Pakistan soldiers including two commandos killed in Indian retaliation along LoC

The Hindu  

At least eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and 12 others injured on Friday after Indian Army pounded several of their positions along the Line of Control in north Kashmir with anti-tank guided missiles and artillery guns in response to unprovoked ceasefire violations in multiple locations by troops of the neighbouring country, military sources said. According to intercepts of Pakistan Army’s …

One soldier martyred, 2 injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Nowgam sector
4 years, 3 months ago

One soldier martyred, 2 injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Nowgam sector

India TV News  

At least one army soldier was martyred and 2 others were injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Nowgam sector of north Kashmir on Saturday. The intermittent ceasefire violation was occuring from Pakistan side at Hardul sector Handwara of 17 Brigade. Meanwhile, an encounter took place between terrorists and security forces at Warnov area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on …

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