Sectarian Violence Erupts in Northwestern Pakistan, Leaving 82 Dead

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Pakistan Shiites Kurram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population, and the communities have clashed for ...