Tag: sectarian
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Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani government team mediated a seven-day ceasefire deal between rival sectarian groups on Sunday, halting days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens in the northwest of the country, one of the mediators said. The violence began when gunmen attacked convoys of civilian vehicles on Thursday, killing at…
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Pakistan government mediators seek ceasefire as 68 killed in sectarian violence
Government officials met with tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens. The clashes started after gunmen attacked convoys of civilian vehicles on Thursday, killing at least 40, mostly Shi’ite Muslims. That…