2 killed, 3 injured in fresh Kurram firing

PRACHINAR: Two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an attack by bike riders in Shinguk area in Kurram tribal district on Thursday.

According to police, local residents were busy working in their fields in the Shinguk area when armed motorcyclists came and opened fire on them.

As a result, two persons identified as Hidayat Hussain and Hashim Ali sustained multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot while three others sustained serious injuries.

Sources in the District Headquarters Hospital said that they had received two bodies and injured persons.

Terming it an act of terrorism, Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mahsud said that they were investigating the incident, saying that certain elements were involved in violence.

It may be mentioned that unknown gunmen had killed two persons in the same area in the same fashion a week ago.

Meanwhile, the elders have said that continuous closure of main and link roads would lead to massive humanitarian crises due to acute shortage of edibles, medicines, petrol and diesel reserves in Kurram district.

Tribal elders from the Turi and Bangash tribes have expressed concern that the continuous closure of roads has caused shortage of food and fuel supplies, raising the fear of a major humanitarian crisis.

They said that suspension of 3G and 4G services had also caused distress for students and citizens, affecting studies and businesses alike in the area.

After incidents of firing on passenger vehicles a few days ago, the main Parachinar-Peshawar and other routes have been closed owing to fear of more such incidents.