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Four gunmen emerged from a vehicle and opened fire on a convoy of over 200 vehicles containing Shia Muslims traveling from Parachinar to Peshawar along a remote highway. The gunmen initially targeted police escort vehicles, who were assigned to protect the convoy due to prior instances of sectarian violence on roadways, before firing on the passengers. [7]
Attack is one of deadliest incidents in sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites in Kurram
Clashes broke out in Parachinar after armed gunmen opened fire inside a Sunni mosque on 16 November, killing at least 10 people. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The attack triggered a renewed conflict between Sunni and Shia fighters in Kurram, with 30 people being killed and over 100 being injured by the end of 17 November. [ 31 ]
The conflict began on May 4, 2023, when a school shooting took place at a high school in Tari Mangal, killing seven people, including five teachers and two labors, [3] According to Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam, the teacher who died in the initial attack was a Sunni Muslim, while those targeted in the subsequent shooting at the school were ...
:- 10–11 April:- Up to 35 people were killed and scores of others wounded in heavy fighting between rival Shia and Sunni groups in different areas of the Kurram Agency. [9] 28 April:- An assassination attempt on Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, who was the Interior minister that killed 28 people in Charsadda, NWFP. This time again an attempt on a ...
At least 42 people are killed and many others are wounded as gunmen open fire against two convoys carrying Shia people in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 22 October 2024 – Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
The Army chief also held a meeting tribal elders and the heirs of those killed in Parachinar blasts. [7] The locals and tribal leaders expressed full confidence and trust in Pakistan Army and its leadership, saying, "We, the people of Parachinar stand behind Pakistan Army, We are Pakistanis and Muslims only. Our blood is for Pakistan." [7]
A Snohomish County man will stand trial for murder for the second time this fall after a Whatcom County jury deadlocked in 2022 and was unable to determine whether the man killed his friend in ...