Karo-kari claims two more lives

Published December 1, 2003

JACOBABAD, Nov 30: A man, Mohammad Sallah Dasti, gunned down his wife, Pannah Khatoon, and another man, Khadim Hussain Mari, on the pretext of Karo-Kari in the limits of the Mohammadpur Odho police station on Sunday.

He fled immediately after killing them.

ACCIDENT: A cyclist, Habibullah Bugti, 16, was hit by a wagon (R-0777) as a result of which he died on the spot in the limits of Dera Allahyar on Sunday.

Two other people, Mohammad Qasim and Mohammad Ali, were injured in the accident.

The police have registered a case against the wagon driver, Mohammad Ismail, and impounded his vehicle.

MAN KILLED: Five armed men — Ghanwar, Suleman, Mendhro, Fazil, and Nandhoo Gorshani — killed a man, Zahroo Gorshani, over an enmity in the limits of the Abad police station, Jacobabad district, on Sunday.

Police registered an FIR against the five men.

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