PNN – Local sources in Pakistan reported that after the recent terrorist attack on passenger cars in the suburbs of Parachenar in the northwest of this country, the situation in the city became tense and during armed clashes at least 37 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from the Pakistani media website Khorasan Diary, bloody clashes between tribes in the city of Parachenar and its suburbs have killed dozens of people.
It is stated in this report: Armed people clashed with each other in different sectors and many shops, several government buildings and a fuel supply station were set on fire.
Khorasan Diary added that at least 37 people were killed and 103 others were injured during the past day and night. The efforts of the local authorities to stop the conflicts have also been unsuccessful.
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Yesterday, a delegation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government officials who had traveled to Parachenar city with a helicopter to comfort the families of the victims of the terrorist attack and investigate the incident on Thursday was shot at and the helicopter pilot was forced to land immediately in a safe place.
Pakistan’s defense minister said yesterday that these attacks are not related to terrorism, but the people of this region are facing the challenge of sectarianism.
The President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the passenger cars that were going from Parachenar to Peshawar last week.
In response to the killing of the defenseless people of Parachenar, the Shia parties of Pakistan blamed the actions of the government and state officials to identify the perpetrators of this crime and said that the Takfiri forces are trying to destroy the atmosphere of peace and tolerance in the country.