At least 20 people were killed and 18 sustained serious injuries in clashes between the Toori and Mangal tribes in Kurram Agency on Friday. The clashes between the two rival tribes have been continuing for the seventh straight week, with both sides using heavy automatic weaponry. Sources said local residents were facing food shortages due to the closure of several highways for the last year.
They said electricity supplies to the area had been cut off for the last six weeks.
Security forces also bombarded suspected Taliban hideouts in different areas of Swat district, including Tehsil Matta, Tehsil Charbagh, Isharband, Mangol Tan and Allahabad.
The security forces' operation to clear landmines and defuse explosive devices from Koza Bandi also continued for the second consecutive day. Up to 60 percent areas have been cleared so far. According to a statement issued by the Media Information Centre Swat, around 75 Taliban have been killed with a similar number injured in the past 14 days in Koza Bandi.
Bombs also exploded in Matta Bazaar and Adam Khor Bazaar in Miran Shah, but no injuries from either incident have been reported. In another incident, a container coming from Afghanistan to Peshawar was partially destroyed in a blast near Sultan Khel on the Pak-Afghan highway. No causalities were reported.
Militants also fired a rocket on court road near the district session judge's court, but no injuries were reported. The bomb disposal squad said the rocket was a RPG-7.