Pakistan secures peace deal in violence-torn district bordering Afghanistan 

FILE - Pakistani Shiite Muslims condemn killings of people by gunmen in the Kurram tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 22, 2024. Shiite and Sunni tribes in the area reached a peace deal Jan. 1, 2025.

Authorities in northwestern Pakistan announced Wednesday that heavily armed rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes in a conflict-prone district bordering Afghanistan have reached a peace deal following recent deadly clashes.