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Banned custom of jirga used to settle Shikarpur feud in which 27 people were killed

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. 

 

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.