Rockets fired at aid convoy heading towards Parachinar
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There was another attack on a convoy of vehicles heading towards Parachinar, the main town in Kurram District, on Thursday, and fortunately no one was injured, reported 24NewsHD TV channel, quoting sources.
The convoy consisting of 35 vehicles were travelling to Parachinar when it came under attack with gunfire and rocket firing in Baggan.
No one was hurt but a rocket hit a vehicle causing damage.
The sources said heavy weapons were used in the attack and firing was still going on.
A senior local police official said a convoy of 33 vehicles set to resupply local traders with rice, flour and cooking oil "was attacked" alongside two aid vehicles containing essential medicine.
"Following the attack, 21 trucks retreated from the area, while others remain stranded," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"Intense gunfire erupted at two other locations after the incident and it is still ongoing," he added.
Senior police official Sahaib Gul also confirmed the details and said some trucks had "caught fire" as a result of the ambush.
Kurram deputy commissioner Muhammad Ashfaq Khan told AFP "firing is ongoing" outside the town of Thal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
It was the third convoy to attempt to reach the enclave by road since the January 1 ceasefire was announced, he said.
One previous aid convoy was also attacked by gunmen, wounding several local administration officials and members of their security escort.
This was the second attempt to torpedo the peace agreement signed between the warring tribes in Kurram.
In the first attack, Kurram deputy commissioner was seriously injured when his convoy was target in Baggan area.
Earlier, eight illegal bunkers were dismantled in Kurram under the peace deal that had reached between the warring factions.
Sources have told 24News TV channel that bunkers have been demolished in Balishkhel and Khar Kali areas.
On the other hand, locals have said that the closure of roads has resulted in a shortage of food items due to which their prices have gone through the roof.
The local administration has said that as soon as roads are cleared, a large consignment of food items will be dispatched to Kurram.
Reporter Muhammad Jawwad