Pakistan, sectarian

Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in the last 10 days, officials said Sunday.
At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
At least 130 people were killed in deadly sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire, days after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims, local officials said.
Sectarian Violence Kills at Least 25 in Northwest Pakistan
The clashes overnight between Sunni and Shiite tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province came a day after gunmen ambushed a convoy of vehicles in the area.
Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups
Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have engaged in rivalry for decades over a land dispute in Kurram district near the Afghanistan border.
Pakistan sectarian clashes toll reaches 133
The death toll from sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan has risen to 133, the provincial government said on Dec. 2, as tribal elders failed to ensure a truce between the feuding Sunni and Shiite Muslim communities.
What Is Behind The Deadly Sectarian Violence In Pakistan?
Over 80 people were killed and scores more injured in recent sectarian clashes in northwestern Pakistan. Experts say historic rivalries, extremist Islamist groups, and political marginalization are to blame.
13 More Killed In Pakistan Sectarian Fighting: Local Government
Sectarian feuding in northwest Pakistan has killed 13 more people, a local government official said Saturday, bringing the total death toll in a recent spasm of violence to 124.
Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130
Violence has escalated in the region after gunmen opened fire on convoys carrying Shia pilgrims on November 21.
Sectarian violence in Pakistan border district claims more than 130 lives
Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that armed clashes between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes in a northwestern district bordering the border with Afghanistan have resulted in at least 133 deaths within the past two weeks.
A 2nd ceasefire is reached between warring Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest
Pakistani officials say authorities with help from community leaders brokered a second ceasefire between warring minority ...
Bangladeshi Politicians Urge Calm After Sectarian Clash
Bangladesh's leading political parties have called for calm following widespread unrest in the country triggered by the ...
Al Jazeera English22d
Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district
Islamabad, Pakistan – Long-running sectarian tensions in Pakistan’s Kurram region have exploded again, with more than 70 people killed over the past four days in the tribal district bordering ...
Yahoo10d
Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian violence in Pakistan
Arif ALI/AFP/AFP Around 300 families fled sectarian violence on Saturday in northwest Pakistan as fresh sectarian clashes killed another 32 people. Sporadic fighting between Sunni and Shiite ...
Pakistan Today19h
KP govt rolls out action plan to tackle sectarian violence in Kurram with FC deployment, checkpoints
Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, has approved a multifaceted plan to restore peace and stability in ...