LARKANA: A tribesman was shot dead allegedly by seven armed men in an old dispute between the Brohi tribe and Metlo community in Metla village near Naudero town on Thursday.

The area police said that the victim, Altaf Brohi, was shot at and critically wounded while he was busy working in his paddy field. He was admitted to the Chandka Medical College Hospital, where he died during treatment. The victim’s relatives said that the opposite side in the dispute violated terms of a ruling issued and agreed upon at a Jirga (tribal court) and resorted to murdering Altaf Brohi.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2022

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