| Clashes between two warring tribes in Kurram Agency have temporarily halted as negotiations for peace in the area started in Peshawar on Thursday. A tribal jirga from Kurram Agency consisting of 100 members, 50 each from the Toori and Mangal tribes, the political agent, and various lawmakers began negotiations to devise a practical mechanism for restoring peace in the agency. Meanwhile, at least three persons were injured when a hand grenade detonated in Maro Khel area in Lower Kurram Agency. People of the agency are facing a shortage of medicines and edibles in the area due to the closure of the Thall-Parachinar Road for many months. The agency has also been without electricity for several days, causing a severe shortage of drinking water. |