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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur to chair apex committee meeting f
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Friday, ahead of a provincial apex committee meeting on the law and order situation in Kurram District, Dawn reported.
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Healthcare crisis deepens in Pakistan's Kurram, several children reported
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
At least 29 children have tragically lost their lives in the Kurram district due to a severe shortage of medicines and healthcare services, exacerbated by prolonged road closures
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Pakistan: Kurram district faces severe shortages amid ongoing security cri
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is grappling with severe shortages of food, fuel, and medical supplies due to ongoing security concerns. Despite efforts by local leaders to restore peace, discussions at the Kohat Grand Peace Jirga failed to reach an agreement. Meanwhile, the
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Pakistan: Grand jirga brokers 'indefinite ceasefire' in Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A ceasefire has been agreed between the warring sides in Kurram district after a grand jirga's extensive deliberations. The talks, aimed at ensuring lasting peace in the region, followed deadly ambushes and escalating violence. Both sides have committed to working with the jirga for a sustai
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Pakistan: Three more deaths in Kurram clashes take toll to 76
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The latest fatalities occurred in retaliation attacks that followed a deadly ambush on Thursday, in which around 40 passengers travelling in a convoy were killed in the Mandori Charkhel area of Lower Kurram district.
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Seven-day ceasefire reached between warring tribes in Kurram: Barrister Sa
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A seven-day ceasefire has been agreed between two warring tribes in Kurram District following weeks of intense violence. The ceasefire is part of efforts by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to mediate a settlement and address land disputes that have led to escalating violence and a signific
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Protests erupt across PoGB over Kurram attack, shia community seeks justic
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Protest demonstrations broke out across different areas of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan after Friday prayers, with thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lower Kurram district, which resulted in the deaths of at least 42 people and left
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Pakistan: 15 killed, 25 injured in fresh sectarian violence in Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Journalist Janan Hussain killed during attack on passenger's vehicles in P
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A deadly gun attack on passenger vehicles reportedly claimed the lives of at least 42 people, including journalist Janan Hussain in the Ochut area of Kurram district on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: 38 dead, 11 injured in gun attack on passenger vans in Khyber Pa
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
At least 38 people were killed and 11 others were injured in a gun attack on passenger vans in the Ochat area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Lower Kurram district on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Residents protest in Kurram amid prolonged road closure
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The residents protested against the closure of roads in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to security concerns on Thursday. As reported by The Dawn, the Thall-Parachinar road has been closed by the authorities for three weeks and this has created a shortage of food, medi
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Pakistan: HRCP raises alarm over humanitarian crisis in Kurram amid ongoin
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has raised serious concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Kurram district due to the 17-day closure of the Thall-Parachinar road, which has left residents without essential supplies. The blockade has led to shortages of food, medicine, and fuel, w
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