PESHAWAR — Government officials met tribal leaders in north-western Pakistan on Sunday (Nov 24) to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens.
The clashes started after gunmen attacked convoys of civilian vehicles on Nov 21, killing at least 40, mostly Shi'ite Muslims.PESHAWAR — Government officials met tribal leaders in north-western Pakistan on Sunday to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens.
Armed Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have engaged in tribal and sectarian rivalry for decades over a land dispute in Kurram district near the Afghanistan border. The delegation met Shi'ite leaders and stayed overnight to meet Sunni leaders on Sunday to try to broker a ceasefire deal and then move to resolve the matter, he said in a statement.Two government sources, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the death toll from retaliatory violence since the Nov 21 bus attacks had risen to at least 28.
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