Sectarian clashes leave at least 49 dead in Pakistan

Sunni and Shiite Muslims exchanged gunfire today in north-western Pakistan, where a week of sectarian violence has left at least 49 people dead and others 115 wounded.

However, other reports suggested a much higher death toll. A local politician told The Associated Press it was likely the worst ever sectarian fighting to hit the Kurram tribal agency, and that nearly 100 people may have died so far.