HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Justice Mohammad Afzal Soomro of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday granted bail before arrest to three accused in the murder case of a couple.

The couple - Hassan Solangi and Shazia Khaskheli - had been shot dead allegedly by the woman's father in Sanghar in October last year. The applicants, Allah Bux, Noor Mohammad and Allah Jurio Khaskheli, were granted bail in the sum of Rs100,000 each.

BUS: Five armed bandits hijacked a passengers bus in the Jamshoro police station jurisdiction on Tuesday night. Kotri SP Mazhar Nawaz Shaikh said the bandits had boarded the bus (JA-5853) in Dadu and when it reached near the Sehwan toll plaza, they held passengers hostages.

After covering some distance, they released the passengers and took away the bus. The Jamshoro police on Wednesday said the bus had been recovered behind a thermal power house and a case had been registered against unidentified persons.