25 Dead in Sectarian Clashes Between Shiites and Sunnis in Pakistan
Days-long violence in Kurram District stems from a lingering land dispute, leaving dozens wounded.
- The clashes began over the weekend in Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
- Officials report that at least 75 people have been injured since the violence started.
- Authorities, with the help of tribal elders, have brokered a ceasefire following peace talks.
- Kurram has a history of sectarian violence, with a similar dispute in July resulting in dozens of deaths.
- Shiite Muslims make up about 15% of Pakistan's 240 million population, which is predominantly Sunni.
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