Operation to be launched against terrorists in lower Kurram

PESHAWAR: The government has decided to launch an operation against terrorists in Lower Kurram after a deadly attack on an aid convoy delivering food and medicines to the area.

In this regard, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kurram issued a notification on Saturday.

The convoy, comprising 33 vehicles delivering supplies including rice, flour, and cooking oil, along with essential medicines for local traders, was attacked and the mutilated bodies of four missing drivers from the aid convoy were discovered in the Urwali area of Lower Kurram.

The victims were found with their hands tied behind their backs and had been shot. Their bodies were taken to a hospital for identification and legal procedures.

Intelligence-based operations will be conducted in Bagan, Mandori Ochat, Charkhel Chapri due to several incidents of terrorism in these areas in recent months, according to DC Kurram.

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The DC has also written to the relevant department, requesting the establishment of camps in Tull and Hangu to accommodate those displaced by the lower Kurram operation.

Camps will be set up at Government Girls Degree College Tull, Technical College, and the Rescue 1122 building.

A committee led by the Additional Deputy Commissioner has been formed to oversee these arrangements.

Kurram has long been plagued by violence, and over 150 people have been killed since renewed clashes began in November, effectively isolating the region.

Despite multiple peace agreements brokered by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and tribal leaders, the violence persists.

The latest truce, announced on January 1, was quickly undermined when another aid convoy was attacked days later, leaving several officials and security escorts injured.