Sunday, May 22, 2011

Nine killed in rival tribes clash in Lower Kurram Agency

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Nine killed in rival tribes clash in Lower Kurram Agency

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Nine killed in rival tribes clash in Lower Kurram Agency
At least nine persons were killed and several others injured during an armed clash between two rival tribes in Lower Kurram Agency on Sunday morning.
Sources said that Balishkhel and Kharklay tribes residing in Lower Kurram agency who were in old rivalry had been exchanging firing for the past three days but on Sunday morning it took the deadly turn when both sides exchanged indiscriminate fire.
The latest clashes erupted after slain police sub-inspector Raza Hussain was being buried in Balishkhel. Rockets were fired at the graveyard from Kharklay which initiated fire exchange.
During deadly fire exchange both sides used heavy and automatic weapons against each other and at least nine people belonging to both groups were killed while several others sustained wounds.
The injured men were shifted to hospitals in Sadda tehsil and Agency Headquarters Parachinar and sources said that condition of several wounded persons was serious.
 
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One killed, eight injured in fresh Kurram clashes


One killed, eight injured in fresh Kurram clashes

Dawn Report | From the Newspaper
PARACHINAR/LADDHA, May 21: One person was killed and eight others were injured in exchange of fire between rival tribes in different areas of the troubled Kurram Agency.
Separately, two suspected militants were killed in a remote controlled blast at Teyarza area of South Waziristan tribal region on Saturday.
The clashes in Kurram broke out between the residents of Sadda and Balishkhel areas when a funeral ceremony was attacked on Friday. The residents of the area said that one person identified as Saqleen was killed and six others got injuries in the attack.
The residents of Balishkhel retaliated with heavy weapons. Local people said that militants, who had relocated to Kurram from Waziristan and other militancy-hit areas, were behind the clashes.
Reports said that tension mounted in upper Kurram after rockets were fired at Shalozan, Bughdai and Luqmankhel areas near the Afghan border. Two persons including a minor girl were injured in the rocket attack, which sparked clashes among the rival tribes.
Political administration said that ceasefire was brokered between the residents of Balishkhel and Sadda in lower Kurram on Saturday evening and rival groups had vacated their positions.
Corps Commander Lt-Gen Asif Yaseen Malik had told a joint jirga in Parachinar on Thursday that a military operation would be launched in the area. The tribal elders had welcomed the announcement and assured full support to army in this regard.
The residents of the areas said that outsiders and their local supporters planned the attack on the funeral as they wanted to divert attention of government. Supply of goods to the area has been suspended after fresh clashes and tension in the area.
Two suspected militants were killed in remote controlled blast at Teyarza area of South Waziristan tribal region on Saturday.
Security sources said that two suspected persons were planting a remote controlled along the Wana-Teyarza Road near Manzakai area when the bomb exploded prematurely.
"As a result the suspected persons identified as Ikhlas and Ghaniur Reham of Masud tribe were killed on the spot," they said.
Security officials said the two men, having links with Taliban, were involved in sabotage activities. They were planting explosive to target the security convoys passing through the road, they said.
The Wana-Razamak Road is in the control of security forces and frequent movement of army convoys could be seen on it. The road has badly affected on various points by the last year`s flash floods and lukewarm attitude of the government to repair it due to militancy in the region.
The census staff, who recently visited various areas by travelling via this road, said that except military vehicles no other vehicles could be able to ply on the road due to its dilapidated condition.
 
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One killed as militants storm Kurram village




 Sunday, May 22, 2011

PARACHINAR: One person was killed and eight others were injured when the militants attacked the Balishkhel village in lower Kurram Agency with sophisticated weapons on Saturday.

The militants have intensified their activities in Kurram tribal region after the announcement of the Corps Commander Peshawar to carry out military operation to purge the area of insurgents and anti-state elements.

Addressing a tribal jirga in Parachinar recently, Corps Commander Lt Gen Asif Yasin had vowed to purge the area of militants and restore peace in Kurram Agency.

The sources said the militants stormed the Balishkhel village early in the day. They said a student Saqlain was killed and six other sustained injuries in the attack. 

The sources said the clash between the militants and the villagers was continuing. Meanwhile, two persons including a minor were injured when the militants fired rockets in the Shalozan, Baghdi and Luqmankhel villages in upper Kurram Agency.
 
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