Government officials met with tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday to try to mediate a ceasefire between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens.

Following a deadly attack in Kurram district where 42 Shiite Muslims were killed, Shiite and Sunni tribes in Pakistan's northwest have agreed to a temporary cease-fire. The agreement comes after government-led negotiations and includes terms for exchanging prisoners,

Government officials met with tribal leaders amid a decades-long sectarian conflict over a land dispute near the Afghanistan border.