A representational image showing a protest. — AFP/File

PARACHINAR: A large number of people holding white flags on Saturday participated in a protest calling for the restoration of peace in Kurram tribal district.

The participants carrying white flags marched from Sadda to Parachinar demanding the restoration of peace.

They asked the authorities to take steps to ensure the restoration of peace and prevent any attempt to vitiate the law and order in Kurram tribal district. The march started from Sadda tehsil and ended at Parachinar, headquarters of Kurram tribal district. The participants chanted slogans demanding the restoration of peace.

Speaking on the occasion, the local elders, including Jalal Bangash, Agha Tajammul Hussain, Abdul Khaliq Phatan, Agha Muzammil Hussain and others said that they did not approve of violence and bloodshed in the name of religion.

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