தொடரும் ஷியா சுன்னி கலவரத்தில் மேலும் 50 பேர் பாகிஸ்தானில் பலி

தொடரும் ஷியா சுன்னி கலவரத்தில் மேலும் 50 பேர் பாகிஸ்தானில் பலிஆனார்கள்

இரு பிரிவினரும் கனரக ஆயுதங்களை கொண்டு ஒருவரை ஒருவர் தாக்கிக்கொள்வதால், கட்டுப்படுத்த ராணுவம் அழைக்கப்படுகிறது.

அருகே ராணுவ தளத்தில் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் தாக்கியதில் 20 பேர்கள் பலியானார்கள்


Sectarian clashes kill 50 in Pakistan

Peshawar, AFP :


At least 50 people were killed in renewed sectarian fighting overnight in a remote Pakistani district engulfed by unrest since last week, officials said today.

Heavy fighting broke out at several places in the Parachinar district late yesterday and continued throughout the night, a local administration official said.

"We have reports that more than 50 people died in the clashes," the official said, adding that the fighting subsided early today.

Last week rival Shiite and Sunni groups fought fierce gunbattles which left around 112 people dead, forcing the government to deploy troops to restore order.

The sectarian bloodshed adds to concerns facing key US ally President Pervez Musharraf, who is already facing a bloody militant revolt in northern Swat valley and frequent suicide attacks in the rest of the country.

Authorities today clamped a 24-hour curfew on Swat after militants loyal to a pro-Taliban cleric exchanged heavy fire with security forces overnight, officials said.

"There was some fighting late yesterday and several militants were killed, but we do not have exact details of casualties," government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said.

The new curfew runs for 24 hours from 2:00pm today local time, he said.

Earlier today, two suicide bombings targeting security forces killed at least 20 people in the garrison town of Rawalpindi.