The President of the Sadda Tehsil Bar stated that two judges and 25 judicial staff members have been stranded in the area for the past 10 days.

The unrest began when a convoy of passenger vehicles was attacked in Lower Kurram last week, resulting in the deaths of over 45 Shia travellers, reported The Indian Express. On Thursday, firefights were reported in areas such as Jalmay,

Efforts to implement a ceasefire were met with resistance. Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsood, local elders, and police raised white flags on their vehicles in a bid to deploy officers to trenches held by the warring factions,