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Heavy violence is being witnessed between Shia 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 burned 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.
Pakistani administration has also stopped mobile service 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.
History of Shia vs Sunni violence in Pakistan
Eyewitnesses say that Sunni groups started firing bullets from all sides, resulting in a large number of casualties. This entire attack lasted for about 30 minutes. According to Dawn newspaper, 16 other people are injured, out of which 11 are in critical condition. 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.