LARKANA, Oct 11: The Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, on Friday allowed two sisters, Najma, 18, and Jamila, 17, to live with their maternal uncle as they feared that their father, Dhani Bakhsh Rehmandani, would sell them to their tribal chief.

The two sisters, who reside in Brohi Mohalla, Jacobabad, filed a constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court through Advocate Ahmed Ali Shaikh.

They stated in court that four weeks back their father had labelled his wife, Rani, as Kari and demanded that she hand over all their five children (including their two daughters) to him.

They stated that they had been living with their maternal uncle, Mohammad Hassan, ever since their birth, so their father had no right to take them.

They alleged that their father sought police help and the SHO, Jacobabad city police station, had not only threatened them but also attempted to take them away forcefully. They, being educated, resisted the attempt as they feared that once they were handed over to their father, he would sell them.

They pleaded that on Sept 30 a tribal chief (whose name they did not mention in the petition) from Rojhan Jamali (Balochistan) wrote a letter to their relative asking him to produce Rani along with her children, failing which he would be responsible for any untoward incident.

They feared that if they were handed over to the tribal chief, he would imprison them forever in his house.

They also feared that if they were handed over to their father, he would sell them like cattle.

The advocate pleaded that Rani and her children were safe with Mohammad Hassan.

He feared that if they were removed from there, Rani would be killed and her daughters would be sold.

He pleaded that the girls should be allowed to live with their uncle.

The Sindh High Court, Larkana circuit bench, which comprised Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Syed Zawar Hussain Jafferi, ordered the SHO, Jacobabad city police station, to ensure that the girls reside with their uncle and not be handed over to the tribal chief.