10 killed in Kurram tribal clashes

Locals claimed administration, security forces' failed to intervene, allowing clashes to spread to other villages

DI KHAN:

A land dispute between Shia and Sunni tribes of the Kurram tribal district of K-P claimed as many as 10 lives and left more than 50 people wounded, district administration sources told The Express Tribune.

Initial skirmishes were reported between the Boshera and Mali Khel tribes. However, these altercations turned violent and deadly when both sides resorted to using their heavy weaponry, said official sources. Authorities feared that the number of casualties could increase even further if the fighting continued.

The clashes had claimed 10 lives claimed and left more than 50 wounded, the report indicated. Locals claimed that the district administration and security forces' failed to intervene, thus allowing the clashes to spread to other villages along the Pak-Afghan border.

Meanwhile, medical sources reported that 37 wounded were brought to the central hospital of the area. Of those admitted to the medical facility, 15 were still in intensive care. A tribal jirga called on the Sunni and Shia leadership of the area and convinced them to negotiate a ceasefire. However, the fighting continued.