Kurram: Internet and mobile phone services have been restored in Kurram district, an area affected by deadly inter-tribal clashes, with the security situation improving.
The development comes after several months of disruption in utility services in the tribal region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Despite restoration of communication services, major roads like Peshawar Parachinar Road remain closed.
As a result of the road block, there has been an acute shortage of essential commodities like food, medicine and fuel.
Deputy Commissioner Karam Javedullah Mehsud said that the administration is actively working to deal with the challenges arising from road closures.
Meanwhile, a peace jirga continues for the fourth consecutive day with talks with tribal elders to ensure lasting peace in the region.
The death toll in Kurram district has crossed 130 since November 21, when the latest episode of clashes began when two separate convoys traveling under police escort were ambushed, killing 52 people.
Since then, violence has escalated between the feuding communities, with the police struggling to maintain law and order.
Due to the closure of the Parachinar Peshawar highway during the conflict, the citizens are facing problems due to the shortage of food, medicine and fuel.
Meanwhile, on December 3, the local administration of the troubled district claimed that the law and order situation is gradually improving after the signing of the ceasefire agreement.
On the other hand, the All Parties Conference (APC) has raised alarm over the deteriorating law and order situation in KP, terming it “dangerous”.
16 parties participated in the meeting held at Governor House under the chairmanship of Governor KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) boycotted the huddle in the province.
In a statement, the APC highlighted the over 200 deaths in Karam unrest this year, blaming ineffective governance at both the federal and provincial levels.