Death toll in attack on passenger vehicles in Kurram rises to 38

KURRAM: Attackers opened fire on passenger vehicles in Ochat area of ​​Kurram district on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including a woman and a child. News Geo reported.

Besides the deaths, police said the attack, which targeted the convoy traveling from Parachinar to Peshawar, injured several others, including three women.

Strongly condemning the Kurram incident in a press conference in Islamabad today, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that 38 people were martyred in the gun attack.

It has been several months since the district has been plagued by clashes between various tribes and parties. The clashes claimed dozens of lives.

The violence has led to frequent closures of main and connecting roads as well as the border with Afghanistan, causing immense hardship for local residents.

Elders in the area said the continued closure of the main and link roads would lead to massive humanitarian crises due to acute shortage of edible food, medicine, petrol and diesel stocks in Kurram district.

Tribal elders from the Turi and Bangash tribes have expressed concern that continued road closures have caused food and fuel shortages, raising fears of a major humanitarian crisis.

They said the suspension of 3G and 4G services also caused distress to students and citizens, affecting studies and business alike in the area.

After incidents of firing on passenger vehicles last month, the main Parachinar-Peshawar and other routes were closed amid fears of more such incidents as violence continues to haunt the region.

Clashes in September left 60 people dead and dozens injured, KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said.

The dispute involved two rival tribes fighting over a piece of land. In August, the two sides reached a two-month ceasefire after armed clashes left 50 dead and 226 injured.

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This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.