Jirga settles old Bhutto-Khuhro feud

Published November 28, 2024 Updated November 28, 2024 09:02am

LARKANA: A jirga on Wednesday settled a 12-year-old dispute over ownership of 3,200 acres of land between Bhuttos and Khuhros, which had claimed 24 lives on both sides.

Sardar Amir Bakhsh Bhutto and Asad Khuhro chaired the jirga at at Mirpur Bhutto village. During the negotiations, a total fine of Rs77,000,000 was imposed on both sides.

Both sides paid Rs500,000 to each other on the spot after agreeing to the decision and vowed to pay the rest of the fine amount in four months in two installments.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2024

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