Armed clash creates panic among Barang residents.

BAJAUR -- An armed clash between two tribes in the hilly Barang region of the Bajaur tribal district created fear among the residents as both the groups used heavy weapons to pound each others' positions.

Local people told Dawn on Saturday that the clash between the Toor Khel and Sheer Khel tribes erupted on Friday morning over a land dispute.

They said that members of both the rival tribes used heavy weapons, creating fear among the people of the region, located some 40 kilometres from Khar, the district headquarters of Bajaur.

They said that although no casualty had so far been reported in the clash, they expressed fear that if the firing was not stopped it could lead to casualties on both sides.

The residents expressed concern over the...