The Kurram Agency and specially Hangu is the Pakistani version of Gaza
the Shias there constantly hunted and murdered and the valid targets include women and children as well
Imran Khan and jamaat Islami always say that the terrorism started in Pakistan because of our part in American War on Terror and American presence
but ask these people, they are being murdered for decades even before this word "war on terror" was coined.
the lure of bedding with 72 virgins is so tempting that the glorious Sipah Sahabah and Lashker Jhagvi wont even spare children and women
for a change of taste they have started killing the main stream Sunnis specially the Beralvis just to give the feeling to rest of us how these people of Hangu have been suffering for decades. the Parachinar/ hangu are constantly surrounded and under siege by the fanatic tribes hell bent on eliminating the Shias who they consider as kafirs.
Imran Khan and Jammat Islami wont mind if these terrorist only continue to kill these people once Pakistan army stops operation against them.
The shias travel in conveys sometimes “escorted” by police and Army but that doesn’t stop Jihadis of Islam from killing 5 to 15 of them and sending them to hell and adding more virgins in their bank once they will be eventually “martyred” by Pakistan Army.
it used to be a lot worse.....if the region survived 2006, which was hell (i lived through it) then it cannot ever be compared to Gaza. Of course the saddest reality was the closure of the Thall-Parachinar road which basically strangulated the region and the people there --as food and medical supplies were going low
PIA stopped fokker flights there though as is always the case in Pakistan --there is a way to capitalise on such things (even misery). Private companies do regular flights now in chartered aircrafts.
the sectarian groups have a lot of blood on their hands.....even belonging to the Turri ''clan'' myself, I will be honest and say that some of ''our people'' dont have their hands clean either. Some belonging to Sunni tribes were driven out forcefully and had to re-locate. Whoever you ask thinks they are righteous and ''entitled''
but again, 2006 was when shyte hit the fan. Things are better now, at least my own assesment. Everything is relative. The calms are usually tense calms, anything can cause a chain reaction. That is why you'll BARELY even see aerial firings during weddings in many parts of Kurram --especially Parachinar. When gunshots go off, rumours spread about who is firing and why they are firing.
as I would say for all of Pakistan, Kurram is paradise on earth. It is some of the asshole-element who ruin it for everyone. Kurramwals are simple people who just want to send their kids to school and just want to live a normal life. Doesnt matter which tribe you are Turri or Bangash or Mangal etc.
after i recovered from some injuries in 2006, some UK-based friends and relatives visited and we did a documentary on Parachinar which was screened by local NGO and activist groups (like FIDA). Actually, I just helped with some of the filming and getting permission to film --99% credit goes to them.
it would help to those who know little about this side of Pakistan
