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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 faces escalating terrorism threat: 61 attacks in November, highes
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
These findings were disclosed by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank based in Islamabad that focuses on conflict and peace-related issues in Pakistan and the broader region, in its "Monthly Security Review of Pakistan."
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PTM leader accuses Pakistan government of blocking peace efforts in Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Manzoor Pashteen, the leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), has accused the Pakistani government of hindering efforts to promote peace in Kurram. He alleged that a Pashtun Jirga, assigned with the responsibility of fostering reconciliation, was consistently obstructed by state author
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Pakistan: Irfan Siddiqui slams PTI for ignoring Kurram tragedy
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui criticised PTI for prioritising unverified claims of fatalities during the Islamabad protest while ignoring the 131 confirmed deaths in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Siddiqui expressed his concerns about PTI's selective focus on political casualties and its failure
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Pakistan: Tribal clashes in Kurram leave 130 dead, 186 injured as violence
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The intense clashes have led to the closure of the main Peshawar-Parachinar road, halting travel, and the suspension of movement at the Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border.
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Pakistan: Death toll in Khurram tribal violence rises to 124; over 170 inj
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The ongoing tribal conflicts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's District Kurram have led to two more fatalities and 10 additional injuries in recent shootings,
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Pakistan: Awami National Party chief calls for banning political parties i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
He called for taking strict action against political parties and organisations that took the law into their own hands and caused violence, like PTI and Tehreek-i-Labbaik.
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Continued Kurram violence takes death toll over 100
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Assistant Deputy Commissioner stated that the ongoing clashes started on Thursday where both sides are used heavy weapons against each other, as per ARY News
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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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Pakistan: MWM leader declares 3-day national mourning after deadly Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Following the deadly Kurram Terror Attack, the central chairman of the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWM) Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri declared three days of national mourning, Dawn reported.
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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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