INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Deadly sectarian clashes have actually continued in Pakistan&& 's north-western Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire struck
late recently, regional authorities stated, with the death toll now over 130 as authorities attempt to broker a solution, Reuters
reported.Kurram, near the border with Afghanistan, has been a flashpoint for sectarian stress for decades
They spilled over into a fresh wave of attacks last month when clashes in between Sunnis and Shias left lots dead.District administration
authorities Wajid Hussain stated 133 people had been killed in the attacks in the recently and a half.&& The district administration and
other relevant authorities have started efforts to stop battling between the two communities however there is no development yet,& & he
said.A Pakistani government team moderated a seven-day ceasefire deal in between the rival groups last Sunday
Armed Shi&& ite and Sunni Muslims have engaged in tribal and sectarian rivalry for decades over land and other regional disagreements in
Kurram, read the report.Provincial authorities put the death toll at 97, with 43 individuals eliminated in the preliminary attack when
shooters opened fire on mainly Shia motorists and the rest eliminated in retaliatory clashes.Chief Minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Ali Amin Khan Gandapur visited the location on Saturday for a large gathering of tribal seniors and leaders.&& Anyone who takes up arms
will be dealt with as a terrorist, and their fate will be that of a terrorist,& & stated Gandapur according to a statement from his office
late on Saturday, including that security forces would remain in the area.Residents and officials said the main highway connecting Kurram&&
's main city of Parachinar to the provincial capital Peshawar was obstructed, which had developed difficulties moving injured people to
medical facilities.&& Our medical group is working around the clock to perform surgical treatments due to the obstacles in referring
clients to larger medical facilities in Peshawar and somewhere else,& & said Dr Syed Mir Hassan, from Parachinar&& 's district hospital.He
included that they were presently dealing with around 100 wounded clients and had gotten 50 bodies throughout the violence.The post Death
toll in Pakistan sectarian clashes now over 130, official says first appeared on Ariana News.
