There are incidents of violence between Sunni and Shiite groups in the Kurram region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It was stated that armed people set fire to shops, houses and public property in Bagan and Bacha Kot.
THEY POURED GASOLINE INTO THE HOUSES AND SET THEM ON FIRE
Police reported that 33 people died and 25 people were injured. A senior police officer said, “Around 19:00, a group of Shiites attacked the Sunni-dominated Bagan Bazaar. After firing, they set fire to the entire bazaar and entered nearby houses, poured gasoline and set them on fire. Initial information was that more than 300 shops and more than 100 shops were destroyed.” “It shows that many houses were burned,” he said, adding that Sunnis also responded.
150 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
Sectarian conflicts have increased in Kurram in recent months, and approximately 150 people lost their lives. Most recently, 42 people lost their lives in an attack on a convoy two days ago.
Source: UAV