Row over land: Jirga resolves eight-year-old bloody dispute
Janwri and Shaikh communities were found guilty of murders and injuries.
It was decided that the document papers of 30 acres of disputed land would be handed over to Badar Shaikh by Abdul Karim Janwri. DESIGN: FAIZAN DAWOOD
SUKKUR:
An eight-year-old dispute between Shaikh and Janwri communities was resolved amicably by a jirga held at the residence of opposition leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah in Sukkur on Tuesday evening.
The jirga was presided over by former Sindh minister Mir Manzoor Panhwar to bring an end to the clashes between the two communities of Kandhra, a town 15 away kilometres from Sukkur. MPA Sardar Khan Chandio represented the Janwri community, while former provincial minister Maqbool Ahmed Shaikh advocated for the Shaikh community.
The jirga recorded the statements of both the parties, members of the affected families and eye witnesses. After one-and-half-hour discussion in a separate room, the elders of the jirga issued a written verdict and handed it over to Haji Karim Dino Badani, an expert in reading out jirga verdicts.
According to the verdict, the Janwri community was found guilty of killing six men and injuring two other members of the Shaikh community. They were also fined Rs5 million.
During the jirga, it was alleged that some members of the Shaikh community were involved in the killing of four men of the Janwri community but it was not proved. The members of Shaikh community were found, however, guilty of injuring four men of the Janwri community, including a woman. A fine of Rs1.4 million was imposed on them.
It was decided that the document papers of 30 acres of disputed land would be handed over to Badar Shaikh by Abdul Karim Janwri. The amount of fine will be paid in three equal installments within 15 weeks and, in case of default, the defaulter has to pay Rs500,000 extra.
It was also decided that should either party engage in trouble in the future, the aggressor would be liable to pay a fine of Rs2 million. Both the communities accepted the verdict of the jirga and vowed not to fight again.
Eight years ago, a piece of 30 acres of land sparked enmity between the two communities in Kandhra and, resultantly, 10 persons were killed and many others injured. The bloody dispute between the two communities had turned the neighbourhood into a no-go area and badly affected business, health and education activities.
Earlier, a jirga had tried to resolve the matter, but both the parties violated the terms of agreement and armed clashed resumed.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 6th, 2014.
An eight-year-old dispute between Shaikh and Janwri communities was resolved amicably by a jirga held at the residence of opposition leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah in Sukkur on Tuesday evening.
The jirga was presided over by former Sindh minister Mir Manzoor Panhwar to bring an end to the clashes between the two communities of Kandhra, a town 15 away kilometres from Sukkur. MPA Sardar Khan Chandio represented the Janwri community, while former provincial minister Maqbool Ahmed Shaikh advocated for the Shaikh community.
The jirga recorded the statements of both the parties, members of the affected families and eye witnesses. After one-and-half-hour discussion in a separate room, the elders of the jirga issued a written verdict and handed it over to Haji Karim Dino Badani, an expert in reading out jirga verdicts.
According to the verdict, the Janwri community was found guilty of killing six men and injuring two other members of the Shaikh community. They were also fined Rs5 million.
During the jirga, it was alleged that some members of the Shaikh community were involved in the killing of four men of the Janwri community but it was not proved. The members of Shaikh community were found, however, guilty of injuring four men of the Janwri community, including a woman. A fine of Rs1.4 million was imposed on them.
It was decided that the document papers of 30 acres of disputed land would be handed over to Badar Shaikh by Abdul Karim Janwri. The amount of fine will be paid in three equal installments within 15 weeks and, in case of default, the defaulter has to pay Rs500,000 extra.
It was also decided that should either party engage in trouble in the future, the aggressor would be liable to pay a fine of Rs2 million. Both the communities accepted the verdict of the jirga and vowed not to fight again.
Eight years ago, a piece of 30 acres of land sparked enmity between the two communities in Kandhra and, resultantly, 10 persons were killed and many others injured. The bloody dispute between the two communities had turned the neighbourhood into a no-go area and badly affected business, health and education activities.
Earlier, a jirga had tried to resolve the matter, but both the parties violated the terms of agreement and armed clashed resumed.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 6th, 2014.