Pakistan: Official says 82 people died in 3 days of sectarian violence – News

Three days of pain sectarian armed conflicts At least 82 people were killed and 156 more injured in attacks in northwestern Pakistan, a local official said on Sunday.

“Among the dead, 16 were Sunni and 66 belonged to the Shiite community,” said a local government official in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on condition of anonymity.

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but the Kurram region, near the border with Afghanistan, has a large Shiite population and the communities have been in conflict for decades.

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The latest round of violence began on Thursday, when two separate convoys of Shiite Muslims traveling under police escort were ambushed. at least 43 and sparked two days of gunfights.

“Our priority today is to achieve a ceasefire between both sides. Once this is achieved, we can start resolving the basic issues,” State Law Minister Aftab Alam Afridi said on Sunday. he said.