Peshawar: Muslims have become enemies of Muslims in Pakistan. At least 10 more people have been killed as sporadic clashes between Sunni and Shiite communities in the restive northwest region continue despite a ceasefire. While 21 others have been injured. Police gave this information on Wednesday. The latest violence took place on Tuesday in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and 21 others injured in the sporadic communal violence, police said.
Pakistan police said the clashes began on Friday last week between the Alizai and Bagan communities in Kurram district. Earlier on Thursday, a passenger train convoy was attacked near Parachinar in which 47 people were killed. At least 37 people were killed and many others injured in the violence on Friday and Saturday, police said. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the convoy on Thursday. A seven-day ceasefire between the Shia and Sunni communities was reached on Sunday following meetings between a provincial government delegation and elders from both communities. However, police said sporadic clashes continued despite the ceasefire.
The number of Shia Muslims in Pakistan is 15 percent
Sporadic fighting took place in Khojagari, Matasanagar and Kunj Alizai areas on Tuesday. Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud said a large jirga (tribal council) of elders from Hangu, Orakzai and Kohat districts would visit Kurram to mediate afresh to end hostilities. He said that the Commissioner of Kohat would lead the peace delegation. Meanwhile, Kurram District Headquarters Hospital Superintendent Dr Mir Hasan Khan said there was a shortage of medicines due to the closure of roads leading to Parachinar following Thursday’s attack. Shia Muslims make up about 15 percent of the population of 24 million in Sunni-dominated Pakistan. Although the two groups generally coexist peacefully, tensions remain, particularly in Kurram. The current violence is linked to land disputes. (language)
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