Jirga resolves tribal feud

SUKKUR—A Jirga imposed heavy fines on Mahar and Jatoi tribes for the killing of 65 people, in an attempt to end more than two decades of bloody dispute between the two tribes. The Jirga held at the Circuit House Sukkur here, in the verdict they imposing a total of Rs 26.6 million fine on the two sides for killing 65 people since 2005. The dispute has so far claimed more than 300 lives and left hundreds of people injured since 1985. The Jirga found Mahar tribesmen guilty of killing 35 Jatois and the Jatois guilty of killing 30 Mahars since 2005, after hearing statements of affected parties. Rs 400,000 fine had been imposed for the murder of a man and Rs 5800,000 for the killing of a woman. Rs 14 million fine was imposed on the Mahars and Rs 12.6 million on the Jatois. Karim Dino Budani read out the verdict after which the elders and tribesmen of the two tribes embraced each other and exchanged felicitations over the end of bloody war.

—Online