DERA MURAD JAM­ALI: Two tribesmen were killed and four others wounded in an armed clash between two groups of a tribe over a land dispute in Nasirabad district on Friday.

Police said armed men of the two groups of Manjho tribe took positions against each other in Zafar Ali Manjho goth over a dispute of land and opened fire.

A heavy contingent of police rushed to the area after the clash and persuaded both groups to cease fire. The injured and bodies were shifted to the district hospital.

The deceased tribesmen were identified as Dr Mumtaz Ali Manjho and Wadera Muhammad Alam Manjho. The injured were identified as Ali Dost, Muhammad Sharif, Wazir Ahmad and Kehar Khan Manjho.

Manjho Shori Police SHO Ali Gohar Lehri told Dawn that police have been deployed in the area to prevent further clashes.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2024