Ceasefire takes effect in Kurram.

KURRAM -- Fighting stopped between rival tribes over land dispute in Kurram district after five days of clashes as the administration with the support of parliamentarians and elders negotiated a ceasefire on Thursday.

Officials said that contingents of law enforcement agencies, including paramilitary and police personnel, were sent from Parachinar to the troubled Balishkhel and Para Chamkani in Lower Kurram where clashes occurred over the ownership of Shamilat (community land) since Sunday.

They said that armed people vacated their positions in both areas after deployment of troops. The ceasefire was announced in Parachinar. As many as 14 people, including a paramilitary soldier...