
Nine killed, six hurt in Pakistan after jirga meeting of village elders turns violent
India Today
At least nine people have died, including two local council members, and six others injured after two groups clashed during a jirga meeting in northwest Pakistan.
At least nine people have died, including two local council members, and six others injured after two groups opened fire and clashed during a jirga meeting in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Tuesday.
The jirga meeting -- a traditional assembly of village elders which settles disputes based on teachings of Pashtunwali -- was being held in Veraval Bandagai village of upper Dir district on Monday evening, officials said.

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