HRCP calls for urgent action on Kurram crisis
Islamabad, 7 November 2024. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls urgent attention to the situation in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where prolonged tribal and sectarian conflict have led to scores of casualties and left hundreds injured.
The alarming frequency of clashes between rival tribes and sects has effectively isolated the district from the rest of the province as a result of road blockades put in place to contain the situation, compounded by suspension of cellular services. Regrettably, such measures have failed consistently to bring any relief and have instead periodically cut off residents’ access to food, fuel and medical supplies. Schools have also had to close intermittently, while in several cases, the blockades have led to the deaths of sick childre...