Islamabad. Heavy violence is being witnessed between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims in Bagan Bazaar in Kurram of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. On Friday night, Shia Muslims attacked Sunni areas with heavy weapons. Shia Muslims burnt the houses of Sunnis and killed many people.
More than 47 people have died so far in the violence of the last two days. It is being told that 20 people have died last night alone. The situation is such that Shia Muslims even took down a huge flag of Pakistan and hoisted their flag in its place. In view of this communal violence, curfew has been imposed in the entire area.
The Pakistani administration has also stopped mobile services in the area to stop the violence. All businesses and educational institutions have been closed in Parachinar area. This entire area is near the border of Afghanistan and large-scale Shia-Sunni violence has taken place here before. On Friday, thousands of Shia Muslims took to the streets of the city. Earlier, Shia Muslims were going from Peshawar to Parachinar with a convoy of about 200 vehicles.
During this time, Sunni armed groups attacked Bagan town with heavy weapons. Eyewitnesses say that Sunni groups started firing bullets from all sides, due to which a large number of people became casualties. This entire attack lasted for about 30 minutes. According to the information, 16 other people are injured, out of which the condition of 11 people is critical. Shia Muslim groups are furious after this violence. He said that the police was accompanying the convoy but failed to provide security. The Deputy Commissioner of Kurram has confirmed the death toll.
