Death toll rises to 130 as fighting continue in Kurram despite ceasefire.

 The death toll from sectarian violence in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 130, with at least six people killed and eight injured on Sunday, as confrontations in the dangerous Kurram region continued for the eleventh day.

The confrontations between the Alizai and Bagan tribes in the area began on November 22, following an attack on a convoy of passenger vans near Parachinar that killed 47 people the day before. Several passengers died later from serious injuries, bringing the total number of people killed in the convoy to 57.

Police reported the situation remained tight, and fighting continued despite a recent cease-fire deal between Sunni and Shia organizations.

The six new deaths recorded on Sunday lifted the death toll to 130, while the overall number of injured increased to 186 as eight more injuries were reported.

The 10-day truce reached last week has been rendered worthless by ongoing violence that shows no signs of abating.


A high-level delegation, comprising Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry and IGP Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, brokered a ceasefire last weekend, but violence erupted shortly after.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi had previously intended to send members of the great peace jirga (council of tribal leaders) from Kohat division to Kurram to meet with leaders from both warring factions to discuss peace.