ISLAMABAD, Nov. 26, 2024 (BSS/Xinhua) - The death toll of sectarian clashes in Kurram district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 88, the hospital administration told media.

 The violence erupted last Thursday when a convoy of passenger coaches carrying Shiite Muslims was ambushed in Parachinar area, leading to a heavy casualty.

The attack sparked a wave of sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni communities, with multiple retaliatory assaults over the following days raising the death toll further.

A delegation of the provincial government visited the district, and a ceasefire has been agreed between both sects for seven days.