Hawzah News Agency- Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred on Thursday, November 21, in Kurram region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, resulting in the martyrdom of dozens of people, including women and children.

While expressing his deep condolences to Hazrat Mahdi (PBUH) and the entire Muslim community, especially the bereaved families, the Nigerian scholar prayed to God Almighty for mercy and forgiveness for the martyrs of this incident and for healing for the injured.

It should be noted that gunmen opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Women and children were among the fatalities in the attacks in the Kurram tribal district on Thursday, police said on Friday.

Sectarian violence has escalated since July in Kurram, a region bordering Afghanistan, between Shia and Sunni tribes over land disputes.

Gunmen opened fire on two separate convoys of Shia pilgrims traveling with police escorts in Kurram.