Two tribes clash on eve of jirga

Published January 30, 2008

JACOBABAD, Jan 29: Mohammadani and Suhraiani tribesmen clashed on Tuesday, a day before a jirga was to be held in Dari near Kandhkot to resolve a dispute between the two tribes.

Reports said that 10 armed men of Mohammadani tribe opened fire with modern arms and rockets at the residence of PML-N leader Abdul Ghani Suhriani in Kandhkot city.

They fired three rockets and Suhraiani tribesmen also fired in return and this exchange of fire continued for a half-an-hour.

No casualty was reported, however, due to the firing wall of the house was damaged.

After the retaliatory firing of the Suhraiani tribesmen the attackers fled.

No FIR was lodged till filling this report.

The dispute between Mohammadani and Suhraiani tribes started over a petty matter which has claimed 14 lives so far.

RECOVERY: A milkman, who was kidnapped on Monday, has been recovered by police.

Jacobabad DPO Shaikh Mohammad Umer at a press conference here on Tuesday said that bandits had kidnapped Fida Hussain Dayo, 20, from the jurisdiction of Abad police station.

The DPO said that he along with a police team traced the footprints of kidnappers and laid a siege and got the milkman released.

On the other hand the milkman claimed that he had escaped when the dacoits were asleep at night.

The DPO said that police pickets had been set up in Jacobabad. When they got information of kidnapping, a contingent of police cordoned off a nearby village, and recovered the hostage.

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