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Incidents of Sectarian Violence:2008
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January - 1 
According to The Post, at least eleven more persons, including seven non local Taliban, have died and 13 persons injured during the on-going sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of FATA while clashes continue for the 12th conservative day. The curfew imposed on November 16, 2007 has reportedly not
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According to The Post, at least eleven more persons, including seven non local Taliban, have died and 13 persons injured during the on-going sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of FATA while clashes continue for the 12th conservative day. The curfew imposed on November 16, 2007 has reportedly not been relaxed so far, owing to which routine life has been paralysed in the entire Agency. The main Tull and Parachinar highway has been closed for the last 48 days due to which edible items and medicines are not available in Kurram Agency and road links to the various tribal areas are also disconnected. Local people said that militants from adjoining areas of North Waziristan and Hangu district in NWFP attacked the Manguk and Tangai villages on January 1-night, Dawn reported. Meanwhile, army and paramilitary troops have taken positions on hilltops to enforce a cease-fire in the area while a peace jirga continued its efforts for a truce. Sources said that deployment of troops had begun in the Balishkhel and Sadda areas while more contingents of the army had moved into Alizai town.
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January - 1 
Two more people were killed and five injured on the 11th consecutive day of sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, according to The News. A peace Jirga (council) that arrived from Hangu continued talks with the rival groups in an attemp
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Two more people were killed and five injured on the 11th consecutive day of sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, according to The News. A peace Jirga (council) that arrived from Hangu continued talks with the rival groups in an attempt to strike a truce but no progress was made till last reports. On January 1, fighting between the rival groups continued and both the sides used heavy weapons, including mortars, rockets and missiles.
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January - 4 
Three more persons were killed as sectarian violence continued in the Kurram Agency of FATA on January 4, The Post reported. The clashes were reported from Jalmai and Meangak areas of Lower Kurram. The non-local Taliban suffered heavy casualties in the lower parts of the agency while the peace Jirga
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Three more persons were killed as sectarian violence continued in the Kurram Agency of FATA on January 4, The Post reported. The clashes were reported from Jalmai and Meangak areas of Lower Kurram. The non-local Taliban suffered heavy casualties in the lower parts of the agency while the peace Jirga (council) was reportedly facing difficulties in brokering a cease-fire.
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February - 26 
In a suspected sectarian incident, a Shia leader was shot dead in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on February 26, according to Daily Times. Police officials said that Haji Ghulab Hussain was going to his shop at around 9:15am (PST) when unidentified assailants opened fi
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In a suspected sectarian incident, a Shia leader was shot dead in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on February 26, according to Daily Times. Police officials said that Haji Ghulab Hussain was going to his shop at around 9:15am (PST) when unidentified assailants opened fire and injured him seriously in the jurisdiction of Khan Raziq Shaheed police station. He later succumbed to injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital. He was a resident of Parachinar in the FATA and was dwelling in Mohallah Marviha in the old city area of Peshawar.
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March - 21 
A curfew has been imposed in the Hangu district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) province after clashes erupted between Shia and Sunni Muslims during a Nauroz (Persian New Year festival) procession on March 21, leaving four dead and 28 others injured, reports Daily Times. Two of the injure
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A curfew has been imposed in the Hangu district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) province after clashes erupted between Shia and Sunni Muslims during a Nauroz (Persian New Year festival) procession on March 21, leaving four dead and 28 others injured, reports Daily Times. Two of the injured are said to be in critical condition. The violence erupted after members of the Shia community of the region came under fire as they hoisted a flag on a mosque to mark Nauroz. Locals said the Nauroz celebrations were going on peacefully at a madrassa (Seminary) when they were fired upon with rockets and mortar shells, APP reported. “We have clamped an indefinite curfew and summoned troops to restore peace. The situation is tense,” local police officer Akbar Ali told AFP after the incident. He said sporadic firing continued despite the curfew. The district co-ordination officer of the region also called a jirga (council) that successfully negotiated a truce between Sunnis and Shias of the area. The cease-fire is to last five months. Each sect has deposited PKR 1 million with the jirga as a form of surety bond.
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April - 6 
Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened a
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Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened and brokered a truce between the warring groups in the villages of Khwar Kalay, Balish Khel and Sangeena, in the presence of political administration officials.
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April - 9 
A man was killed and six others sustained injuries on April 9 as sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the FATA continued for the fifth consecutive day, Daily Times reported. A jirga (council) is reportedly attempting to break a truce among rival sects in the Agency and several local elders have
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A man was killed and six others sustained injuries on April 9 as sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the FATA continued for the fifth consecutive day, Daily Times reported. A jirga (council) is reportedly attempting to break a truce among rival sects in the Agency and several local elders have announced their support for the deliberations. Elders from Parachinar as well as lower and central Kurram are trying to persuade those engaged in the fighting to stop violence in the area. Reports said that fighting is continuing in the Puar and Mirma areas of Parachinar for the tenth consecutive day.
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April - 11 
A mortar shell hit the Awami Market in the Chinar Chowk of Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 11, killing two people and injuring three others, while two more people died of sectarian violence in other parts of Kurram Agency, Daily Times reported. The people killed in the mortar blast were identifie
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A mortar shell hit the Awami Market in the Chinar Chowk of Kurram Agency in the FATA on April 11, killing two people and injuring three others, while two more people died of sectarian violence in other parts of Kurram Agency, Daily Times reported. The people killed in the mortar blast were identified as Muhammad Ismail and Muhammad Wakhan, sons of prominent tribal leader Saleh Khan. Ajmal Khan was injured in the blast and a vehicle was destroyed.
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April - 11 
On the same day, sectarian clashes continued in various parts of the Agency for the seventh consecutive day. Both sects reportedly used heavy weapons in Balish Khel and Khar Kalay, wounding several people. In an attempt to stop the fighting, security forces used heavy artillery and fired upon hillto
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On the same day, sectarian clashes continued in various parts of the Agency for the seventh consecutive day. Both sects reportedly used heavy weapons in Balish Khel and Khar Kalay, wounding several people. In an attempt to stop the fighting, security forces used heavy artillery and fired upon hilltop positions of both sects, resulting in the death of one Haji Masood Khan. One of the shells hit the house of Haji Banaat Khan, a prominent tribal leader of the Sadda area, killing his 13-year-old son, Kausar. The shelling also injured his two nephews, Yousuf Khan and Naseeb Khan. According to reports, sectarian violence also continued in various areas of Parachinar on April 11.
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April - 12 
Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid Hussain, Rafique, Taib Khan and Abdul Hanan — were
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Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid Hussain, Rafique, Taib Khan and Abdul Hanan — were killed, and 10 injured, during a clash in the Marro Khel area of Lower Kurram Agency. Similarly, three people were shot dead by armed rival groups in the areas of Balishkhel, Sadda, Karman, Para Chamkani, Pewar and Teri Mengal. The political administration of the Agency has engaged the local elite and tribal elders to arrange a ceasefire and to restore normalcy to the agency.
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April - 14 
According to The News, the death toll in the ongoing sectarian violence rose to 48 as seven more persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency in FATA, on April 14. Five people were killed when a mortar shell hit a trench in Parachamkani and on
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According to The News, the death toll in the ongoing sectarian violence rose to 48 as seven more persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency in FATA, on April 14. Five people were killed when a mortar shell hit a trench in Parachamkani and one each was killed in the Balashkhel and Sadda areas. Sources said that clashes resumed immediately after the paramilitary forces vacated the Khoshan Gul checkpoint for unknown reasons where the tribal elders gathered on April 14 to effect a cease-fire among the rival groups as agreed on April 13-evening.
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May - 10 
Unidentified assailants shot dead three Shia community members in the Dera Ismail (DI) Khan area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in suspected sectarian violence on May 10, police said, according to Daily Times. The assailants opened fire on a shop in the main bazaar of DI Khan town and fl
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Unidentified assailants shot dead three Shia community members in the Dera Ismail (DI) Khan area of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in suspected sectarian violence on May 10, police said, according to Daily Times. The assailants opened fire on a shop in the main bazaar of DI Khan town and fled on a motorbike, local police Chief Abdul Ghaffar Qaisarani said. The shopkeeper, his salesman and a visitor were killed in the attack, Qaisarani told AFP, and added that the victims were members of the Shia community. “It might be a sectarian attack. We are investigating the case,” another police official said, adding that no arrests had been made. The deceased were identified as Mazhar Abbas, Tanveer Abbas and Asghar, Online reported.
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May - 26 
Six persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in incidents of sectarian violence at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 26, Dawn reported. Witnesses said four people, including three close relatives, were killed when they were attacked while going to a cou
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Six persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in incidents of sectarian violence at Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 26, Dawn reported. Witnesses said four people, including three close relatives, were killed when they were attacked while going to a court. The four slain people were from the Shia community, according to Daily Times. “It seems to be a sectarian attack, but we are still investigating,” Dera Ismail Khan police chief Salahuddin Khan said. The motorbike borne assailants also fired on a police team going to a checkpoint, killing constable Qismatullah. Further, some people opened fire on a member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Abdur Rasheed, on the University Road, killing him on the spot.
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June - 17 
Local Shia community spokesman Razzaq Ali said that the incident aimed to create a sectarian strife between the Shia and Sunni communities in the area, as three of the dead were Shia. The incident came a day after four people were killed in a bomb explosion in a Shia mosque in Dera Ismail Khan.
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Local Shia community spokesman Razzaq Ali said that the incident aimed to create a sectarian strife between the Shia and Sunni communities in the area, as three of the dead were Shia. The incident came a day after four people were killed in a bomb explosion in a Shia mosque in Dera Ismail Khan.
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June - 18 
Three persons were killed and eight others injured in a mortar attack and firing incident in village Shalozan of Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 18, according to Daily Times. The dead were identified as Syed Younis Hussain, Hasmat Ali and Tajdar. Official sour
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Three persons were killed and eight others injured in a mortar attack and firing incident in village Shalozan of Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 18, according to Daily Times. The dead were identified as Syed Younis Hussain, Hasmat Ali and Tajdar. Official sources said that the armed supporters of Mengal tribes allegedly fired mortar shells and opened indiscriminate fire on the positions of rivals from the Bangesh tribe. The Bangesh tribesmen also retaliated and reportedly injured two men of the Mengal tribe.
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June - 21 
Five people were killed and nine others injured in an exchange of fire between two religious groups in the Teerah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA on June 21, Daily Times reported. Ansarul Islam (AI) said it took into custody 30 people belonging to its rival group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The fighting b
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Five people were killed and nine others injured in an exchange of fire between two religious groups in the Teerah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA on June 21, Daily Times reported. Ansarul Islam (AI) said it took into custody 30 people belonging to its rival group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The fighting between the two religious groups has erupted after a long ceasefire. AI said the five people killed in the fighting belonged to LI and 30 LI men were taken into custody, adding that its shura (council) would decide their fate. Meanwhile, LI refuted AI’s claims saying that the houses of AI activists Qayyum and Jumma Baz were razed to the ground during the fighting and several important posts were captured. However, LI confirmed the death of two of its men in the fighting.
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July - 1 
Clashes between rival religious groups continued in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region. 44 people have lost their lives in the gun-battles between the activists of LeI and Ansarul Islam over the past 10 days.
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Clashes between rival religious groups continued in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region. 44 people have lost their lives in the gun-battles between the activists of LeI and Ansarul Islam over the past 10 days.
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July - 6 
Unidentified men killed the district president of the Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and injured a minor boy late on July 6, Daily Times reported. President of the TJP unit in Nasirabad district, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed at the Sariab Road in the provincial capital Quetta. N
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Unidentified men killed the district president of the Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) and injured a minor boy late on July 6, Daily Times reported. President of the TJP unit in Nasirabad district, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, was killed at the Sariab Road in the provincial capital Quetta. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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July - 7 July - 8
Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officials said.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a religious leader in the Charbagh division of Swat district in the NWFP on July 7-night, police sources told Daily Times on July 8. Charbagh DarulUloom Administrator Maulvi Masood was killed in an ambush, the officials said.
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July - 7 
An unidentified assailants shot dead a Punjabi-speaking Shia lawyer, Ghulam Mustafa Qureshi, on the Jan Muhammad Road in Quetta on July 7. Amanullah Baloch, newly elected president of the Balochistan Bar Association, told Daily Times "Mustafa was a Punjabi as well as a member of the Shia community.
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An unidentified assailants shot dead a Punjabi-speaking Shia lawyer, Ghulam Mustafa Qureshi, on the Jan Muhammad Road in Quetta on July 7. Amanullah Baloch, newly elected president of the Balochistan Bar Association, told Daily Times "Mustafa was a Punjabi as well as a member of the Shia community. Thus, it is premature to say who could have killed him, but we hope that the government will take the culprits to task."
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July - 10 
A trustee of the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar in Karachi was shot dead on July 10, Daily Times reported. 25-year old Agha Mansoor Ahmed was attacked while he was sitting with some friends at his restaurant on the MA Jinnah Road. "According to the initial investigation, this is a case of
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A trustee of the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar in Karachi was shot dead on July 10, Daily Times reported. 25-year old Agha Mansoor Ahmed was attacked while he was sitting with some friends at his restaurant on the MA Jinnah Road. "According to the initial investigation, this is a case of a sectarian killing," said Saddar Town Superintendent of Police, Ameer Sheikh.
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July - 13 
Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on July 13, The News reported. Eyewitnesses and the police said the participants of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference of the Shias, held in
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Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on July 13, The News reported. Eyewitnesses and the police said the participants of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference of the Shias, held in Kotly Imam Hussain, were returning to their homes when a suicide bomber, aged about 16, blew himself up. The bomber had leapt in front of a car carrying people back from the gathering, in which top Shia leader Allama Sajid Naqvi was also present, said police official Muhammad Qasim Khan, according to Daily Times.
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July - 30 
Unidentified militants killed the Dera Ismail Khan District Account Officer Syed Arif Hussain Shah, police said on July 30, Daily Times reported. Two motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire at Shah, who hailed from the Shia community, near the Pir Zakori graveyard on Zhob Road, when he was en route to o
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Unidentified militants killed the Dera Ismail Khan District Account Officer Syed Arif Hussain Shah, police said on July 30, Daily Times reported. Two motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire at Shah, who hailed from the Shia community, near the Pir Zakori graveyard on Zhob Road, when he was en route to office. The police termed the incident a possible act of sectarian violence. While the gunmen escaped after the firing, no group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far. Angry people blocked the road in front of the District Hospital in protest and reportedly shouted slogans against the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the local administration. Soon after the incident, unidentified persons reportedly opened fire and wounded two activists of the Ansarullah, a branch of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), at Din Pur Chowk, The News reported.
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August - 8 
Unidentified gunmen on August 8 shot dead a Shia leader, sparking a protest in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP, Daily Times reported. 40-year old Syed Al-Hasan Shah was killed at his medical store in the main Saddar Bazaar, police officer Asmatullah Khattak told AFP. "It appears to be a sectarian killi
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Unidentified gunmen on August 8 shot dead a Shia leader, sparking a protest in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP, Daily Times reported. 40-year old Syed Al-Hasan Shah was killed at his medical store in the main Saddar Bazaar, police officer Asmatullah Khattak told AFP. "It appears to be a sectarian killing. Police are investigating," he said. The killing triggered a protest by Shah’s relatives and members of the Shia community, witnesses said.
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August - 16 
In a sectarian incident, unidentified assailants on August 16 shot dead the central deputy secretary-general of the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqah Jafria, Sardar Mumtaz Hussain Qazalbash, in the Hayatabad locality of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, The News reported. The senior Shia leader was killed outside
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In a sectarian incident, unidentified assailants on August 16 shot dead the central deputy secretary-general of the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqah Jafria, Sardar Mumtaz Hussain Qazalbash, in the Hayatabad locality of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, The News reported. The senior Shia leader was killed outside his residence in Phase-III of the Hayatabad Township. Family sources said Sardar Mumtaz had been receiving death threats on account of his political and religious activities. The Government had provided him a police guard but he wasn't present when the incident occurred.
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September - 17 
One person was killed and five others injured in clashes between two warring tribes in the Kurram Agency on September 17, according to The News. According to local political administration, the armed clashes, which continued between Turi and Mengal tribes, left one person dead and five others injure
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One person was killed and five others injured in clashes between two warring tribes in the Kurram Agency on September 17, according to The News. According to local political administration, the armed clashes, which continued between Turi and Mengal tribes, left one person dead and five others injured. Meanwhile, there were also reports of clashes from Arwali, Tangai, Anzeri and Bilameyn areas in the Lower Kurram.
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November - 20 
The chief of a tribal Lashkar (militia) and eight other persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in the Badan village of Bajaur Agency on November 20, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said the bomber succeeded in entering the mosque on the premises of the house of one Malak R
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The chief of a tribal Lashkar (militia) and eight other persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in the Badan village of Bajaur Agency on November 20, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said the bomber succeeded in entering the mosque on the premises of the house of one Malak Rehmatullah during Maghrib prayers. Rehmatullah, a tribal chieftain and head of the Mamond militia, and eight of his close relatives, including a nephew, were killed. Militants had earlier killed the Salrazai militia chief Malak Fazli Karim and Oryazai militia chief Malak Fazli Mabud. It was the second suicide attack in two weeks in the Mamond area. The first attack occurred on November 6 when a bomber blew himself up at a tribal jirga (council), killing 25 persons, including the jirga chief.
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November - 20 November - 21
An angry mob torched shops and vehicles and pelted police with rocks in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on November 21 after a bomb exploded at the funeral procession of a Shia cleric killed on November 20-night, Daily Times reported. 10 persons were killed and approximately 40 others were wounded in t
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An angry mob torched shops and vehicles and pelted police with rocks in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on November 21 after a bomb exploded at the funeral procession of a Shia cleric killed on November 20-night, Daily Times reported. 10 persons were killed and approximately 40 others were wounded in the blast. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanaullah Khan told Daily Times that a remote-controlled bomb exploded during the funeral of Syed Iqbal Shah at 11am. The bomb exploded on Bannu Road as the procession was headed for the Kotli Imam Graveyard. The attack sparked an outbreak of shooting around the hospital where the dead and wounded were brought, and police fired tear gas in an attempt to restore order, Reuters quoted journalists at the incident site.
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November - 25 
Eight persons, including six Shias and two Sunnis, were killed and several injured in separate acts aimed at fanning sectarian violence in the Hangu and Kohat districts of NWFP, police told Daily Times on November 25. Four people were killed in Hangu when unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate
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Eight persons, including six Shias and two Sunnis, were killed and several injured in separate acts aimed at fanning sectarian violence in the Hangu and Kohat districts of NWFP, police told Daily Times on November 25. Four people were killed in Hangu when unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire in Raysan Bazaar, police said. The armed men opened fire on a shop, killing Wilayat Khan, Hayat, Zafar Ali and Jabir Ali. Nine people, including eight Sunnis and a Shia, were wounded. AFP reported that authorities feared the incidents were aimed at igniting sectarian violence in the NWFP. "The attacks are designed to spur sectarian violence in the region," Hangu Mayor Khan Afzal told AFP. The Hangu administration blocked the Kohat-Hangu Road for all kinds of traffic after the incident due to fears of sectarian clashes and stepped up security in area. APP reported four persons were killed in Kohat district when unidentified gunmen fired at a passenger’s van in the Kachai area on November 25. Kohat District Police Officer Abdullah Khan said the van, which was en route to Kohat from Kachai, was ambushed near Mir Asghar Mela. The firing killed Mehdi Hussain, Syed Ibne Raza, his wife Shahjehana and son Wajihul Hassan.
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December - 2 
Sectarian clashes between Shia and Sunni tribes in the agency erupted after a dispute over a girl. One tribesman was injured in the clash between Bar Muhammad Khel (Shia) and Utman Khel (Sunni) tribes, the political administration said.
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Sectarian clashes between Shia and Sunni tribes in the agency erupted after a dispute over a girl. One tribesman was injured in the clash between Bar Muhammad Khel (Shia) and Utman Khel (Sunni) tribes, the political administration said.
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December - 18 
Four persons, including a Security Force official, were killed and another injured in separate incidents of suspected sectarian violence in the Hangu District of NWFP on December 18, Daily Times reported. The District administration imposed Section 144 restrictions to prevent public gatherings follo
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Four persons, including a Security Force official, were killed and another injured in separate incidents of suspected sectarian violence in the Hangu District of NWFP on December 18, Daily Times reported. The District administration imposed Section 144 restrictions to prevent public gatherings following the incidents. It also ordered closure of all educational institutions for two days, and also closed the main Kohat-Hangu Road for traffic fearing further sectarian clashes. Earlier, the Taliban killed abducted militia chief Hilal Ali and dumped his body in Shaho area. Soon after the killing, unidentified men opened fire on a sixth grade student of Government High School Shaho, Mohammad Khan, killing him on the spot. In another incident, armed men opened indiscriminate fire on people fleeing from the area, killing two persons, including police constable Fida Hussain.
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December - 26 
In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead five persons, including a senior Government official, in the vicinity of Gilgit town on December 26, The News reported. Abdul Wahid, the Director of Agriculture Department, one of his associates, his wife and a child and his driver wer
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In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead five persons, including a senior Government official, in the vicinity of Gilgit town on December 26, The News reported. Abdul Wahid, the Director of Agriculture Department, one of his associates, his wife and a child and his driver were killed in the ambush after more than one of the assailants opened indiscriminate firing on his vehicle. The deceased director was reportedly on his way to office in the morning when his vehicle came under fire from both sides of the road in an apparently sectarian motivated but highly organised target killing near Naikoi area, about 10 kilometers from Gilgit town. A senior Government official confirmed the deaths, saying at least three suspects had been arrested.
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