A government convoy carrying negotiators for a ceasefire between two rival tribes in Upper Kurram has come under gunfire, that left the locality's Assistant Commissioner Saeed Manan, injured.
According to the Station House Officer, the district administration had successfully brokered a ceasefire in Upper Kurram, but while a convoy was en route to hold talks with the other faction, when it came under attack.
The convoy, led by Assistant Commissioner Saeed Manan, was fired upon, resulting in his injury.
Authorities confirmed that Assistant Commissioner Manan was transferred to Bushera Hospital for treatment.
The Assistant Commissioner was traveling to Bushera alongside the Ghuljo Kelay area to maintain peace when the convoy came under gunfire.
In response, the district administration tightened security measures in the area. Meanwhile, a jirga (tribal council) is underway at the Commissioner’s office in Kurram.
Meanwhile, around 66 individuals stranded in Kurram due to the recent unrest were successfully evacuated.
Based on the recommendations of local elders, 66 people, including women and children, were safely relocated to a secure area from Teri Mangal, where they had been trapped due to the ongoing violence.
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