Police sprung into action and arrested as many as 17 people in raids on Friday conducted at several locations in relation to an armed clash that killed five people in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA). Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza has said that the police have recovered weapons from three suspects during the raids. At least five people were killed and two others sustained injuries when two groups of the Bugti tribe clashed in the city's posh area. The incident took place between Fahad Bugti group and Ali Haider Bugti group in DHA’s Khayaban-e-Nishat. The deceased and the injured were relatives of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. The deceased were identified as Mir Esa Bugti, Ali, Fahad Bugti, Naseebullah, and Mir Mesum Bugti. While Mir Ali Haider Bugti and Qaim Ali sustained bullet injuries, said the hospital administration.

Although no first information report (FIR) has been registered yet, DIG Raza has said that two cases will be filed in coordination with both groups. Stressing that an "old family dispute" led to Thursday night's deadly clash, the police officer said that as per the reports, both groups were in fact meeting for talks but the situation turned sour when their vehicles came face to face and both groups opened fire. Revealing that heavy weapons were used by both sides, the DIG said that Fahad's — who was hit by two bullets in the chest — body has been handed over to his family. It is to be noted that Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar has taken notice of the armed clash and has sought a detailed report from the Additional IGP Karachi. Both groups belong to the family of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the minister said and reassured that all necessary measures will be taken to ensure the writ of law.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan