Five more people have been killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan's Kurram Agency, bringing the death toll from 4 days of fighting to 17. The armed clashes in and around Parachanar and Sadda towns have been continuing for the last four days, causing 17 people dead and 60 others injured, including tribal elders and youngsters, The Nation reported Sunday Rival tribesmen are targeting each other's positions with modern and sophisticated weapons and army helicopters flew over the restive areas in a bid to force the warring sides to stop fighting. Modern weapons and primitives with turbans is always a bad combination.
The main Parachinar-Peshawar road has been closed due to the sectarian unrest since clashes erupted in November last year. The region has run short of vital supplies and medicines due to the blockade and the situation continues to worsen.