An attack that killed people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been sharply denounced by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Three passenger cars were the target of the gunmen's attack on Thursday, which left at least 42 people dead and 20 injured, according to the Xinhua news agency.At a daily briefing on Friday, the Secretary-General's spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, emphasized that strikes against civilians are unacceptable.
Guterres offered the Pakistani government and the victims' families his sincerest sympathies.
He urged the Pakistani authorities to look into the matter and make sure all involved are held accountable.
There have previously been violent confrontational battles between the Sunni majority around the Shia-dominated Parachinar area.
While the security forces have launched a search operation to find the perpetrators, no extremist organizations have taken credit for the attack.
Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's Federal Minister, denounced the attack and said the federal administration communicates with the KP province government on a regular basis.
"The previous week has been challenging and distressing. We are now in continuous communication with the KP government and witness a fresh incidence every day," he stated.
Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, strongly denounced the terrible event and declared that "attacking innocent passengers is a cowardly and inhumane act."
Shia and Sunni tribes have previously engaged in violent and fatal confrontations over land disputes, according to Kurram Agency. Conflicts between the two tribes have occurred over the years, with hundreds of people killed on both sides.
According to a resolution made by the local elders, locals have only been permitted to travel in convoys since the previous tribal battle.
"At the very least, it can be proven that the gunmen knew the convoy was moving from Parachinar to Peshawar and had positioned themselves in hiding places around the surrounding mountains to execute the attack," an Ochut local stated.
In the Kurram district's long-running sectarian strife between the Shia and Sunni clans, Thursday's strike is among the bloodiest.
At a "peace march" earlier this month, hundreds of locals gathered in Parachinar to demand that the government improve security for the 800,000 people living in Kurram district, more than 45% of
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