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| Armed clash between tribes leaves many injured |
| 2012-02-21 |
| KARACHI: Armed clash between two tribes over a piece of land in Bin Qasim, on Monday left over half a dozen people including two women injured, giving Bin Qasim police who controlled the situation in almost an hour, a tough time. SHO Hazoor Bux Solangi said the two groups of Bugti tribe in Behram Bugti Goth of Bin Qasim town had a longstanding dispute over a piece of land and both sides claimed its ownership. The situation turned ugly when one of the groups deployed its gunnies on a particular piece of land and it was taken as a forceful attempt to encroach by its rivals. He further said men from both sides went into a heated debate that led to a scuffle. In the meantime, someone fired shots in the air, which sparked panic at both sides, and they started shooting at each other, he added. Luckily, only one man received a bullet and all others were maimed by stones and batons lash. SHO Solangi said both sides denied firing first and blamed the other side for triggering the armed clash. The police claimed to have jugged a total of eleven suspects from both sides and recovered two TT pistols. An official informed that the man maimed by bullet has been identified as Amanullah. Police shifted all injured to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medical treatment whereas case could not be registered till filing of this report. |
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