SUKKUR: A jirga (local tribal court) settled a 16-year-old blood dispute between two rival groups of Magnejo and Kalhoro tribes over land in Shikarpur.

The court was held at Mahar House in Wazirabad. Presiding over it, former MPA Ghous Bakhsh Khan Mahar presided over the Jirga, imposed a total fine of Rs76.445 million on both warring parties over killing 17 members and causing injuries to 20.

The Kalhoro tribe was fined Rs4.21 million for the murder of nine Magnejo members and causing injuries to 13. This includes a heavy penalty for the murder of Sardar Raja Khan Magnejo (valued at five lives/compensations amoun­ting to Rs1.25m) and Niza­muddin Magnejo, another elder (valued at Rs50m).

The Magnejo tribe was fined Rs34.53million for the murder of eight Kalhoro members and seven injured. This includes a penalty for the murder of Meeral Kalhoro (valued at Rs5m)

The dispute, which started in 2010 over a land issue, had caused constant unrest in the region, leading to the closure of schools and businesses.

Both parties embraced each other after the verdict was read out.

Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2026