At least six people were killed and two wounded on Saturday during an exchange of fire between two tribal groups over a land dispute in the tribal region of North Waziristan, a private news channel reported.
According to the official sources, the violent clash between Pipli and Madakhel groups over disputed land is continuing for the past three days in Datta Khel Tehsil of North Waziristan. Due to the dispute, 17 persons have so far lost their lives while 14 others got injured.
Both the groups are fearlessly using missile, tanks, rockets and other automatic weapons against each other.
Tension has gripped the area due to which the local residents are migrating to other safer areas.
The area where the incident occurred reportedly lies near the Pak-Afghan border.
North Waziristan is one of the seven regions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) governed by tribal laws. An extremist insurgency led by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plagues the region and the area is known to be infested with militants, including those from Al Qaeda and other armed extremist organisations.