Four killed in separate incidents

Published April 26, 2026 Updated April 26, 2026 05:02am

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and five others injured on Saturday in separate incidents involving shootings, a drowning, and an accident in the Dera Murad Jamali, Chhatter and Sohbatpur areas, police said.

In the Sherani area of Chhatter, a land dispute between the Jakhrani and Chakarani tribes turned violent, resulting in gunfire that killed a man identified as Bakhsh Ali Jakhrani, authorities said. Two others sustained injuries in the clash.

In a separate incident in Goth Sher, a woman was killed in a shooting by armed men, according to police.

Separately, authorities said a three-year-old boy, Rawal Khan Jat, drowned in the Pat Feeder Canal near Dera Murad Jamali. His body was recovered from the water and taken to the Teaching Hospital before being released to his family.

In Sohbatpur, the driver of a tractor-trolley was killed when the vehicle overturned in Goth Muhammad Ismail Khoso. The driver was killed on the spot.Separately, a young man was injured during a fight in Goth Liaquat Laghari.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2026

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