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
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."
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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