- Police say that 55 people have been killed in fresh clashes.
- Parachinar Peshawar road closed for eight days.
- DC says that trade with Afghanistan is also suspended.
KARRAM: Clashes between warring tribes in Kurram district entered their eighth day on Thursday, with the death toll rising to 107, despite claims of a ceasefire agreement reached a day earlier.
Five more people were killed and nine injured in the fresh engagement, police said.
The development comes a day after the warring tribes agreed to a new 10-day ceasefire.
“A 10-day ceasefire between the warring parties in Karam has come into effect from today,” read a statement issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s office in Karam.
At least 107 people have lost their lives in inter-communal clashes in the district, including 52 in firing on a convoy on November 21.
The police have said that 55 people have been killed and 140 injured in recent clashes.
The district administration says that the Parachinar Peshawar road has been closed for eight days due to violence.
On the other hand, Deputy Commissioner of Karam Javedullah Mehsud said that due to the closure of the main highway, trade with Afghanistan was also suspended at the Kharlachi border.
Moreover, the suspension of internet and mobile phone service is also adding to the problems of the people.
However, Mehsud said steps were being taken to stop the clashes and enforce a ceasefire.
“A jirga of elders from Hangu, Orakzai and Kohat is reaching Parachinar for talks. The parties have agreed to a ceasefire, while efforts are on to fully implement the ceasefire,” the DC said. said
The latest violence began last Thursday when two separate convoys traveling under police escort were ambushed.
Police have struggled to control violence in Karam, which was part of the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas until it was merged with KP in 2018.
At least 16 people, including three women and two children, were killed in a clash in Karam last month.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has said that 79 people were killed in deadly clashes between July and October.
Provincial authorities brokered a seven-day ceasefire late last week, but it did not materialise.
A high-powered government delegation headed by Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif had announced a week-long ceasefire after talks with the chiefs of the warring parties, but it could not be implemented.
KP Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, IGP Akhtar Hayat Gandapur and Law Minister Aftab Alam Afridi were also part of the delegation.