SUKKUR: Hostages return

Published January 17, 2002

SUKKUR, Jan 16: Two residents of Ghotki, Imtiaz Ahmed Shah and Hasan Shah, who were kidnapped some 15 days ago from Kashmor, have returned home after paying a ransom of Rs400,000 to bandits belonging to the Bugti tribe.

ACCIDENT: Prem Chand Meghwar, a trader of village Rais Allah Jiwayo, was crushed to death under the wheels of the Karachi-bound Super Express near Dad Leghari the other day.—Correspondent

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