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 on Nov 22. (Photo: Reuters)PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured in further sectarian violence in northwestern Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as tensions remained high following attacks on transport convoys that killed dozens of civilians this week. The latest killings in a tribal district began on Friday night, when armed men attacked a village in the district, said the chief secretary of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry. AFP reported on Saturday that 32 people were killed in the latest violence, citing an unnamed official. Most of the dead were Shia, officials said, sparking retaliatory attacks by armed groups, with markets and schools remaining shut in a curfew-like situation.
Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2024 22:17 UTC