Parachinar, a small town in Pakistan's Kurram ... conflict and the military began fostering sectarian Sunni militias to fight in Afghanistan. These groups, bolstered by state support, gained ...

The violent fissures of Parachinar are now going over the board. The delicate ceasefire that was attained after hectic arm-twisting has almost fizzled out, and breaches are widely evident.

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The humanitarian crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s restive Kurram District, especially in Parachinar, has gone from bad to worse as closure of vital Tull-Parachinar road entered ...