SANA MAHMOOD
SHIKARPUR: Trio of a local elder, a former provincial minister and an ex-MNA mediated a jirga ( – custom banned by SHC – ) to settle a dispute between two warring Jatoi factions near here today.
It is pertinent to mention here that over a dozen people were killed when Saad Khanani Jatois and Badani Jatois clashed on 3rd of July (2017).
Overall 27 members of the warring factions and three innocent passersby (one baby girl and two women) were killed in the two-year-long conflict.
The feud started when Badani group was accused of leaking information to Police facilitating a police encounter in which two persons belonging to Saad Khanani Jatoi faction were killed.
Due to extensive use of rocket launchers and automatic weapons dozens of people (including men, women and children) got killed or injured.
The jirga has ordered both warring factions:
i) To withdraw cases against each-other from anti-terrorism courts;
ii) Jointly pay a compensation of Rs. 5m to the heirs of a woman and a baby girl who lost their lives in the crossfire;
iii) Badani Jatois to pay a fine of Rs. 18m for murdering a dozen members of Saad Khanani Jatoi group; whereas
iv) Saad Khanani Jatoi group that has killed a dozen people of the opposite party to pay Rs. 15m fine.
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Brawl in Shikarpur freely using automatic weapons left over 12 dead
SANA MAHMOOD
SHIKARPUR: Two rival groups here have resorted to use rocket launchers and automatic weapons against each other leaving at least 12 people dead here today.
According to details the ongoing enmity between Saad Khanani Jatois and Badani Jatois took an ugly turn when armed members of the clans attacked each other.
Some twenty men, women and children also received bullet wounds.
Tribesmen even attacked the police vehicles with rockets barring them from entering the area.
