At least 32 people have been killed and 47 others wounded in recent sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan. This surge in violence follows attacks on Shiite passenger convoys two days prior, which resulted in the deaths of 43 individuals.
The confrontations, primarily occurring in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, have escalated over recent months, claiming approximately 150 lives in total due to ongoing fighting between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. A senior administrative official confirmed to AFP that skirmishes between the two communities continue across multiple locations in the region. Authorities are grappling with the persistence of violence as tensions remain high.