Warring tribes in Pakistan's northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes

By Associated Press

Warring tribes in Pakistan's northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes

Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of deadly clashes

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Warring tribes in Pakistan's northwest were ordered to hand over their weapons after weeks of deadly violence, authorities said Friday.

Clashes in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have killed at least 130 people in recent weeks, triggering road closures and other measures that have disrupted people's access to medicine, food, fuel, education and work.

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