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Kurram Crisis Apex Committee Reviews Law Supplies and Peace

Kurram Crisis Apex Committee Reviews Law Supplies and Peace

The apex committee’s session will thoroughly review the law-and-order situation in Kurram district and the steps taken by the provincial government.

The meeting will discuss supplies of the essential commodities and necessities in the strife-torn region.

The session will also decide on a line of action for lasting peace in the region in consultation with the concerned stakeholders.

The Grand Jirga will brief the session about the progress made for the maintenance of peace law and order in the district.

The meeting will be attended by the civil and military leadership, provincial cabinet members, the district administration, and other concerned officials.

In skirmishes and firing incidents over vehicles in Kurram region at least 130 people died while 186 persons sustained injuries, hospital sources earlier said.

People complained shortage of necessary items and commodities including oil, edible items, and medicines owing to the prolonged closure of roads and main highways.

According to police reports, clashes occurred in the villages of Kalu Kunj, Badshah Kot, and Bagan Bazar in Lower Kurram, where armed individuals set several houses on fire, leaving many innocent women, children, and elderly dead.

The initial incident occurred in Lower Kurram where vehicles coming to and from Peshawar and Kurram came under fire resulting in the instant death of 38 persons and several were injured in critical condition.

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