04-07-2008, 10:04 PM
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<b>Three persons killed in bomb blast in FATA </b>
Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened and brokered a truce between the warring groups in the villages of Khwar Kalay, Balish Khel and Sangeena, in the presence of political administration officials.
In another incident, unidentified miscreants attacked the Dhand check-post in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of April 6, according to Dawn. The miscreants fired several rockets from the surrounding hills at the check-post, housing paramilitary troops. Troops of the Mohmand Rifles and Khasadar forces retaliated with rockets and large machineguns. However, no causality was reported.
Elsewhere in the FATA, unidentified terrorists on April 6 blew up six shops, including two selling CD (compact disk), at Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the FATA, The News reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far
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<b>Three persons killed in bomb blast in FATA </b>
Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened and brokered a truce between the warring groups in the villages of Khwar Kalay, Balish Khel and Sangeena, in the presence of political administration officials.
In another incident, unidentified miscreants attacked the Dhand check-post in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of April 6, according to Dawn. The miscreants fired several rockets from the surrounding hills at the check-post, housing paramilitary troops. Troops of the Mohmand Rifles and Khasadar forces retaliated with rockets and large machineguns. However, no causality was reported.
Elsewhere in the FATA, unidentified terrorists on April 6 blew up six shops, including two selling CD (compact disk), at Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the FATA, The News reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far
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