Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribesmen of Karam district Police and locals say that despite the ‘ceasefire’ agreement between the two factions over the land dispute on Sunday, clashes broke out in some areas on Monday, while internet service remained down.
District Headquarters Hospital Para Chanar Dr. Syed Mir Hasan Jan, the head of the hospital, told Independent Urdu that ’32 deaths have been reported so far while 32 injured are under treatment.’
He said ‘in total, the number of injured due to tension is more than 200.’
International and local media have reported the death toll in the clashes to be at least 42 on Monday, but officials in Kurram district have not confirmed the number.
Ishtiaq Hussain, SHO of Para Chinnar Police Station, told Independent Urdu that the decision to cease fire was agreed on Sunday and “efforts are on to resolve the common problems at the places.”
Hamza Khan, a resident of Bushehra area of Karam, where the recent clashes started, told Independent Urdu that after the announcement of ceasefire between Bushehra and Malikhel, the fronts were evacuated, however, in Piwar, Para Chamkani, Khar and Balashkhel. There have been clashes at a few places in the areas of
He said that some missiles have been fired in Sada area some time ago. A ceasefire has been announced but the situation is still tense in some places.’
Mohammad Jameel from Sada area of Karam told Independent Urdu that ‘the internet has been closed for the last four days and still the internet service has not been restored even after the ceasefire decision.’
He said that people are facing difficulties due to the shutdown of the Internet because the connection of the area with the country has been cut off.
According to Jameel: ‘People from different areas of Karam go abroad for work, they are also unable to contact their families.
“Main highways are still closed and traffic is reduced in the tension areas, but the situation is now normal compared to the previous days.”
‘Living on biscuits’
Tal Ta Para is the main highway of Chinar Karam and it has been closed for the past four days due to tension in the highway which has caused problems in the delivery of goods and food items.
Muhammad Islam is the driver of a ten-wheeler truck and has been stuck on the road with his belongings for the last three days due to the closure of Talpara Chinar Road.
He told Independent Urdu over the phone that ‘We have been here for four days loaded with sugar, flour, rice and other goods in the vehicle, but we are stuck due to the blockade.’
Mohammad Islam said ‘We have nothing to eat and drink and are living by buying biscuits from shops on the road.’
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Bushehra, a suburb of Para Chinar, the capital of Karam district, looks like an ordinary hilly area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but there is a piece of land on which the conflict has so far claimed dozens of lives.
The dispute over the ownership of 30 acres of land (approximately 100 kanals) is between the tribes living in two villages of Bushehra and according to the authorities, the conflict that started here six days ago has spread to different areas of Karam district.
Officials said on Sunday that after a five-day clash in Bushehra, a ceasefire was agreed between the parties on Sunday and the fronts were cleared and police, FC and army personnel were deployed there.
Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is situated on the border of Afghanistan. Earlier, a major conflict in Kurram district that started in 2007 lasted for several years and was ended in 2011 with the help of a jirga of tribal elders.
Last year, the Home Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued a report on land disputes in Karam, according to which there are land disputes at eight places in Karam district and these disputes are not new but have existed since the partition of India.
A government commission has also been formed to resolve these disputes, but according to the residents of the area, the commission is not serious in resolving disputes and such clashes are seen every day.
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2024-07-30 15:28:25
