Armed clash: Nine arrested in Malam Jabba

SWAT: Nine people were arrested on Saturday after an armed clash between local tribes left eight people, including two policemen, injured in Malam Jabba. Tribesmen from Bish Banr and Malam Jabba had a dispute over ownership of a forest area in Malam Jabba which resulted in an armed skirmish, the police said. Six tribesmen were injured, along with two policemen, Usman Ali and Lal Zada. The injured were admitted into a local hospital. Of the 35 people nominated in the FIR, police arrested nine suspects.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25^th, 2012.