Clashes in Parachanar claim 15 lives

PARACHANAR—At least fifteen people were killed during clashes between two groups on Kurram Agency. According to a private TV Channel, the political administration has failed to control the situation and both groups used heavy weapons during clashes. People of the areas said that all communication links have been blocked and people are facing food scarcity in the areas. It is pertinent to note that at least eighty five people were killed and two hundred twenty injured during clashes in one week.
More than a dozen people have died in fresh clashes between heavily armed rival tribes in a northwestern Pakistani region plagued by sectarian violence, security officials said. Sunni and Shiite tribes perched on hills in villages outside the town of Parachinar are using heavy weapons including rockets, mortars, missiles and cannons to destroy each other.—Agencies