SUKKUR, Oct 27: A jirga settled a 15-year-old bloody dispute on Sunday between the Chachar and Bhayo communities in which four persons each of the two sides had been killed while nine injured.

According to sources, the jirga held in Karam Pur of Kandhkot-Kashmore district was presided over by Provincial Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani.

After the proceeding, a Rs9.5 million fine was imposed on the two communities who would deposit the money with Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani to be paid to the heirs of the deceased and injured persons.

Gul Khan Bhayo was representing the Bhayo community and Asghar Khan Chachar the Chachar community in the jirga.

The jirga held the two sides responsible for killing four each of their rivals and injuring nine. The clash had been started in the village of Gahi Bhayo near Karam Pur when cattle heads and other valuables of the Bhayo community people had been stolen allegedly by the Chachar community and the first man falling victim to the dispute was a Bhayo.

As per decision of the jirga, each side would pay Rs600,000 for a killing and Rs50,000 for an injured while Rs35,000 each for 16 animals. Total 27 animals had been stolen, but 11 were returned later.

A large number of people from the two communities attended the jirga proceedings after which the rivals hugged each other.

KARO-KARI: Another jirga settled a two-year Karo-Kari dispute on Sunday in the village of Sardar Khan Nandwani near Thull in district Jacobabad.

Wadera Shah Jahan Nandwani presided over the jirga held to resolve the matter between the groups of Nisar and his rival Abdul Nabi, both belonging to the Nandwani community.

Shah Jahan Nandwani heard the statements from the two sides during which allegation of Karo-Kari proved against the Abdul Nabi group.

The jirga in its verdict imposed a fine of Rs8,80,000 on the guilty group payable to the rivals. The Abdul Nabi group paid Rs100,000 on the spot and promised to pay the remaining amount in three monthly instalments. After the settlement, the rivals hugged each other.