Terrorist attack in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities have reported at least 45 deaths and 20 injuries in a ‘terrorist’ attack in the Kurram district in the north-west of the country near the Afghan border. The attack involved gunfire directed at several passenger vehicles. According to officials of the district police and hospital, the victims included security personnel, women and children, No group immediately claimed responsibility for the slaughter in a Pakistan district with a history of sectarian violence between heavily armed Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribesmen. In the wake of the shooting, police have initiated operations to apprehend the assailants. The situation in Kurram and surrounding districts remains tense, underscoring the ongoing challenges of sectarian conflict and militant violence in Pakistan. The violent incident occurred as part of a series of militant attacks in multiple border regions of the province in the previous week, leading to the death of at least 20 Pakistani soldiers.