Authorities in the Kurram tribal agency on Monday sealed border with Afghanistan to ensure "peace" during the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA). A procession in Hangu has been planned on Tuesday where some 27 people were killed and many injured in a suicide attack in Ashura procession last month.
Political Agent Muhammad Saleem Khan said on Monday that the border would remain sealed till March 22.