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He was a very innocent and noble man, only 40, and left behind small kids,
said Ghulam
We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, including women and children, who were kept hostage by Sunni groups,
Mehsud said
The enemies of peace in the country have attacked a convoy of innocent citizens, an act that amounts to sheer brutality.”
Condemning the attacks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saidPeople are planning to gather in Parachinar to protest against the security forces,
Ali Jan saidGunfire suddenly erupted and I started reciting my prayers, thinking these were my final moments,
Hussain told the AFP news agencyThere is naturally a lot of anger and fury among the people in the area … This was a land dispute which has now turned into a tribal-cum-sectarian rift but we have full support of tribal elders not only from Kurram but also other areas.”
Commenting on Thursday’s attacks, Mehsud saidI lay down at the feet of the two passengers sitting next to me. Both of them were struck by multiple bullets and died instantly,
he saidThere were two convoys of passenger vehicles, one carrying passengers from Peshawar to Parachinar and another from Parachinar to Peshawar, when armed men opened fire on them,
a local resident of Parachinar, Ziarat Hussain, told Reuters by telephone, adding
It’s a major tragedy and death toll is likely to rise.”
Chaudhry said, addingAll local sectarian groups have distanced themselves from the incident, prompting a broader investigation,
Alam added
More than 40 people from our community have been martyred,
he said
It's a shameful matter for the government,
said Ibne Ali Bangash, a relative of one of the victims
Targeting innocent civilians is extremely tragic and condemnable. Those involved in this incident will not escape the grip of the law,
he said
We have, on several occasions, shared concrete evidence with the Afghan authorities with regards to these terror groups and their operations in Afghanistan, and their continued threat to the security of Pakistan,
Baloch said at her weekly news conference in Islamabad
We hope that the Afghan authorities will consider terrorism to be a serious threat, not just to the region, but also to their own security, and fulfill their obligations under various international agreements,
she saidI think other people were also firing at the convoy of vehicles from nearby open farm field,
he said
Armed men opened fire on the convoys,
said Ziarat Hussain, a Parachinar resident, speaking to Reuters
This violence has become a cycle that the authorities seem unable to break,
said Sharif Hussain, a university student from Parachinar who had planned to travel to Peshawar in the coming days
We demand immediate and decisive steps from both governments to permanently break this cycle of violence,
the commission said in a statement