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Update date: October 29, 2024 23:14 IST
Khyber Pakhtankhwa [Pakistan]October 29 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stemming from the closure of the long-standing Toll-Parachinar road. expressed. 17th.
The prolonged closure has effectively isolated Kurram residents from the rest of the state, leading to severe shortages of essentials such as food, medicine and fuel, News International reported.
In a statement published in It is now inaccessible.” At that time, more than a dozen people, including children, died without receiving medical care. ”
HRCP is deeply concerned about the emerging humanitarian crisis in the Kurram region, where there have been months of often deadly clashes between rival tribes and sects. Closure of lines connecting the city of Parachinar with other parts of the state…
— Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (@HRCP87) October 29, 2024
Local hospitals are reportedly strained and more than eight children have died due to lack of proper medical equipment. Roadblocks are also preventing residents from traveling to Peshawar for emergency treatment, News International reported.
As the lockdown continues, food and fuel supplies have dwindled in Parachinar, Boshehra and other villages along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Local trade leader Nazir Ahmad pointed out that a truck loaded with flour was looted in the Charkhel district of the lower Kurram River, thwarting attempts to deliver food to Parachinar.
The closure also sparked inter-tribal conflict over land disputes, leaving about 100 people dead. Additionally, the National Teachers’ Association reported that schools were forced to close for three days due to severe shortages of petrol and diesel, News International reported.
The situation in Kurram has been deteriorating for the past three months, with the Pakistani government citing security concerns as justification for closing roads after 15 people were killed in an attack on a convoy. (Ani)
