TOBA TEK SINGH: Police brokered reconciliation between Khichi and Baloch families of Jhang, ending around a decade-old enmity which has claimed lives of eight persons so far. Faisalabad Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dr Muhammad Abid Khan said on Tuesday that the Jhang District Police Officers (DPO) Rashid Hadayat, after holding multiple meetings with the elders of both tribes of Jhang’s Chak 181-JB, convinced the rivals to reconcile with each other. The RPO said both groups agreed to end the bloody feud after pardoning each other. He said that in January 2024, one person from each tribe was murdered, taking the death toll of the enmity to eight.
He said that after the latest killings, a high-level meeting was called by Punjab IGP Dr Usman who ordered him (Faisalabad RPO) and Jhang DPO to make efforts to help end this feud as it could claim more lives. Mr Khan said that finally the police efforts proved successful and both parties got convinced to settle the issue. He said members of both tribes were invited to the district police office where they pledged to end the enmity by hugging each other.
(Daily Dawn)
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