Several hundred people from the Almani tribe have emigrated from Ghotki because of the armed clashes between Maher and Almani tribesmen, according to a report by the fact-finding team of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan released on Tuesday. The remaining Almani population will also move out if the situation deteriorates, said the team which visited Ghotki to investigate last weekâs armed clashes between the two tribes in which five people died. Seven women were abducted, but were later returned unharmed.
âThe Ghotki area is firmly in the grip of the sardars [bigshots]. The administration, law-enforcement agencies, political and social workers, journalists and civil-society organizations are dependent on the will of the sardars,â the mission said. It said both police and people looked to the sardars for a solution to the current situation, and this reduced the credibility of the judicial system.
A Sardar walked into a bar with his pet tiger on a leash and asked the bartender, "Do you serve Pakistanis here?".
"Sure we do," replied the bartender.
"Good," said the Sardar. "Give me a beer, and a Pakistani for my tiger." |
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