Two brothers, nephew killed in armed clash.

SUKKUR -- Three men, two of them brothers, were shot dead and five others, including a woman, were wounded in an armed clash in Dongar Khan Dongrani village, located on the outskirts of Khairpur district.

According to the area police and local residents, the clash was linked with an old land dispute between two rival groups belonging to the Dongrani community.

The deceased were identified as Rehmatullah, his brother, Rabel, and their nephew, Ali Haider. A woman, Ms Sakeena, and four other persons, Saeed Ahmed, Abdulullah, HidayaA!A!tullah and Ali Bahar, sustained critical injuries in the clash.

Police rushed to the village and transported the bodies and wounded victims to the Khairpur Civil Hospital, where condition of the wounded persons was stated to be precarious. Police team were deployed in and around the village to prevent further...

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