Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes

Japan Today

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Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people.
Aljazeera
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Government officials met with tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens.
NBC News
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On Friday, Shi'ite community members conducted revenge attacks against the Sunni-dominated village where the ambush had taken place, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens of others.
Voice Of America
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Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram - in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan - has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.
CNA

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