Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Terrorists have launched a major attack on a convoy of vehicles in the Kurram area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in which 50 people died. It is being said that passenger vans traveling in 2 convoys from Parachinar in Kurram have been targeted. Officials have ordered an investigation into the incident. At present the injured have been sent to various hospitals of the district for treatment.
The terrorists ambushed the vehicles in the Kurram district of the province bordering Afghanistan. Officials said that these vehicles were coming from Parachinar towards Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when the gunmen started firing on them.
Indiscriminate firing from both sides of the road
Officials said the incidents were linked to communal violence that has claimed dozens of lives in recent months. About 10 attackers were involved in both the incidents, who were firing indiscriminately from both sides of the road.
Javed Ullah Mehsud, a senior official, told AFP that two separate convoys of Shia people were targeted by militants in Kurram district. Fighting continues between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Kurram in the mountainous north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan ordered investigation
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur strongly condemned the attack and directed a delegation of the province’s Law Minister, area MPs and Chief Secretary to immediately visit Kurram to assess the situation and submit a report.
In October, at least 16 people, including three women and two children, were killed in a communal clash in the district.
Medical Superintendent of THQ Hospital, Alizai, said that the injured were being referred to various hospitals in the district and some to Peshawar for treatment. The condition of many people is said to be serious. news agency of pakistan don According to KP Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Choudhary told Reuters that the death toll is likely to increase.
‘A cowardly and inhumane attack’
According to media reports, President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned this incident. In a post on Twitter, he wrote, “Attacking innocent passengers is cowardly and inhumane. Those responsible for the incident should be punished. The injured should be provided timely medical aid.
Earlier, a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into a joint check post in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 12 security personnel. While giving this information on Wednesday, the Army had said that in the encounter that followed, six terrorists were killed.
