Gunmen ambushed a convoy of passenger vehicles traveling in remote northern Pakistan, killing dozens of people, authorities said.

At least 38 people - including women and children - have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles traveling through a remote area of Pakistan. The vehicles were attacked as they travelled through the tribal district of Kurram in Pakistan,

Pakistani police say gunmen have fired on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in the restive northwest, killing at least 42 people and wounding 20 others