The attack was one of the deadliest in months of violence between Sunnis and Shiites in the Kurram region.
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In a Region of Majestic Beauty, Sunnis and Shiites Wage Bloody War
In Kurram, near the Afghan border, Pakistan has been helpless to stop the latest outbreaks of a sectarian conflict that goes back decades.
When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended
Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross.
As Violence Surges, Can Pakistan Protect Its Chinese Projects?
China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan. But a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment.
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say
The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.
Militants Attack Air Base in Pakistan
Though it was repelled, the incident is part of a worrying trend of increased assaults on military targets and a rise in extremist violence more generally.
With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan
For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but extremist groups have bounced back since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.
Taliban Fighters, Unsettled by Peace, Seek New Battles Abroad
Two years on from when the Taliban took Kabul, the outflow of young Talibs has renewed fears of violent extremism spilling across Afghanistan’s borders.
Blast at Political Rally in Pakistan Kills at Least 43 and Wounds 200
An explosion at a political rally on Sunday in northwest Pakistan killed dozens of people and injured 200 more, officials said, the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, where some militant groups have become more active over…
8 Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Including 6 Teachers
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, near the Afghan border. The authorities said they believed there was a sectarian dimension to the violence.