Darra tribe blocks road to protest killing of its 11 members by rivals.

KOHAT -- The tribesmen belonging to Sannikhel tribe of the Darra Adamkhel tribal subdivision of Kohat on Tuesday blocked the Indus Highway near the friendship tunnel here for hours by placing the bodies of 11 persons, who were killed during a clash with the rival Akhorwal tribe on Monday evening, demanding action against their rivals.

The traffic remained suspended on this main artery for almost seven hours.

The rival tribes had traded heavy fire over a disputed mountain containing coal, killing 14 persons, mostly from Sunnikhel.

Meanwhile, army officials, Kohat deputy commissioner Azmatullah Wazir and district police officer Farhan Khan called a jirga of all the six tribes of the tribal subdivision and got signed a five-day truce between the warring tribes.

During the truce, negotiations would be held between the Sannikhel and Akhorwal elders to sort out their issue.

A clash over coal mining on Monday had claimed 14 lives

The Indus highway was blocked at 9am and remained blocked till 3.30pm, forcing the administration and army to hold talks with the Ulema Council of the Sannikhel tribe to reopen the road.

The tribesmen chanted slogans against the administration, demanding the arrest of the members of the Ulema council of the Akhorwal tribe, who they alleged had ignited fresh clashes over an old demarcation dispute dating back to 2019.

The protesters were led by members of the Ulema council, including Mufti Sanaullah Siddique, Maulana Saleem, Maulana Abdul Wahid and others.

They were demanding the arrest of Pir Atta and his four companions from the Akhorwal tribe for not asking the Akhorwal tribesmen to vacate the 'occupied'...