Pakistan clashes: 15 killed, over 25 injured in violence over land dispute
PTC News Desk: Fresh sectarian clashes broke out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan resulting in the death of 15 people while wounding 25 others. The development comes two days after an assault on passenger vehicles as reported by local media.
Violence escalated in Lower Kurram as rival groups exchanged fire with heavy and automatic weapons.
In response to the deteriorating security situation, educational institutions across Kurram district have been closed for the day and authorities have urged residents to stay indoors as tensions remain high.
According to the media reports cited police sources claiming that clashes erupted when Bushehra tribesmen started establishing bunkers on the lands of Ahmadzai tribals. They said people of Central Kurram also started firing in Baleshkhel area with heavy and automatic weapons following the incident.
More than 40 people were killed when heavily-armed militants ambushed several vehicles carrying passengers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district on November 21.
The militants targeted the vehicles carrying automatic weapons. Authorities have associated the latest violence outbreak with land dispute which has fueled weeks of armed clashes and resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people.
Kurram Deputy Commissioner said security forces personnel have been deployed in the area. According to the police, Parachinar, Peshawar highway is closed to all traffic for the seventh day due to which farmers, travelers, and traders are facing difficulties.
Heavy police and security deployment ensured in the troubled area while normal life has come to a standstill due to the tense situation.
- PTC NEWS
