Ninety one dead in Shia-Sunni clash
Sunni- Shiite Muslims fought more battles in a northwestern Pakistan town where three days of sectarian violence has left 91 people dead.
By Agencies |
PESHAWAR: Rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims fought more battles Sunday in a northwestern Pakistan town where three days of sectarian violence has left 91 people dead, officials said.
Both sides fired mortars and other heavy weapons at each other in the town of Parachinar late Saturday and early Sunday, targeting residential areas and hitting mosques, an intelligence official said.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from two Sunni neighbourhoods in the town early Sunday, the official said.
Both sides fired mortars and other heavy weapons at each other in the town of Parachinar late Saturday and early Sunday, targeting residential areas and hitting mosques, an intelligence official said.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from two Sunni neighbourhoods in the town early Sunday, the official said.
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