Armed tribal clashes leave five dead, several injured
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As armed tribal clashes continue unabated in the Sukkur and Larkana divisions, human casualties are mounting. Five men were gunned down in two separate incidents in Khairpur district on Thursday. A longstanding vendetta between the Ulra and Jatoi clans in the Prialo area claimed four lives and left several others injured, including a passerby from a minority community.
Three of the deceased belonged to the Ulra caste, while one was from the Jatoi clan.
They have been identified as Majid Ulro, Dhani Bux Ulro, Gullan Ulro, and Azam Jatoi.
The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Faiz Muhammad Bandho police station in a riverbed village.
Local residents reported that gunfire between the two sides continued for over an hour until a large police contingent arrived. Hafiz Ghulam Abbass Ulro told the media that their men were sowing wheat on Thursday morning when the Jatois allegedly launched an unprovoked attack.
District SSP Sardar Hassan Niazi said that five suspects have been arrested, while searches for others are ongoing. Multiple police pickets have been established in the area to prevent further clashes.
The suspects reportedly fled the locality after locking their homes. The deceased and injured were taken to a government hospital in Pir Jo Goth, where postmortems were conducted. The police had not registered an FIR for the incident by evening.
In a separate incident on Thursday, a young man was killed and a child injured during an armed confrontation between members of the Ujjan and Kaleri castes in the Khuhra area of Khairpur. Mian Imamuddin Ujjan, 20, was killed in the firing, while six-year-old Majir Ujjan sustained injuries. The Ujjans have accused the Kaleris of the attack.
Ameer Ali Chaang, SHO of Khuhra police station, confirmed that police from multiple stations were called to contain the violence. The deceased and injured child were shifted to GIMS hospital. As of the evening, the FIR for this incident had also not been registered.