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In Parachinar, Shias tell Sunnis it is time to come home

As Fata merges with KP, the hope of peace and stability getting more and more stronger in one of the most troubled area of Pakistan, and its no other Place but Parachinar..!! It was a sweet, awkward moment. The brigadier held out the keys. The Sunni tribesman stood there, surrounded by a nervous yet puffed-up crowd. “Take the key, take the key!” someone prompted him. He hesitated for a moment, unsure and aware of too many people around him. It had taken several rounds of talks and confidence-building measures to bring him to this point. But when he did take the keys, three heavy seconds later, a sigh of relief was expelled and people clapped. Everyone knew that years from now, they would all be able to say this was the moment when one place in Fata did something to leave some collective pain behind. This historic ceremony was held last week in Parachinar to welcome back 10 Sunni families who had fled when sectarian violence erupted in 2007 . The fighting left hundreds dead a...