At least 15 people were killed in a clash that broke out between Sunnykhel and Zarghun Khel tribes in the Darra Adam Khek area of Pakistan over delimitation of coal mine.
As many as 15 people were killed after a clash broke out between two tribes over the delimitation of a coal mine in the restive northwestern region of Pakistan on Monday, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.
The incident happened between the Sunnykhel and Zarghun Khel tribes in the Darra Adam Khek area, around 35 km southwest of Peshawar, in Kohat district over the delimitation of the mine, police said.
The bodies and those injured were shifted to a Peshawar hospital. The police added that the exact number of injured people was not immediately known, but there were casualties on both sides in the exchange of fire.
Joint teams of police and other security forces rushed to the site and halted the firing between the two tribes.