An old enmity between two groups of Pahore Jutt Tribe settled in Jacobabad claimed three lives in a firing incident on Thursday, 24NewsHD TV channel reported.

According to the TV channel, unknown armed persons attacked members of the rival group when they were going to a local court for hearing of a case.

The assassins attacked the rival group at the Old College Raod in Jacobabad and killed two people on the spot and injuring another badly, who later succumbed to his wounds.

The accused escaped from the crime scene without any resistance or quick response from the law enforcers after the attack.

Jacobabad police said the incident occurred in the limits of the City Police Station. The dead bodies were shifted to a hospital.

The police said the deceased have been identified as Munir Pahore, Hayat Pahore and Naseer Pahore who belong to Mehran Pahore, a village on the outskirts of Thul.

The police said the incident occurred on a long-standing dispute between two groups of the Pahore community. The police said the area had been cordoned off to arrest the accused.

Historically, Pohare gotra originated from Raja Poru of Kekaya Kingdom. Pahores refers to a clan of Rajputs who descended from King Porus or the ancient tribe called Puru. The alternative spellings of the name are Pahor and Pahur.

Pahore clan is found in northern districts of Sindh. They are found in Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Dadu, Khairpur Sindh, Larkana, Jowngal, Sukkur and Shikarpur, Chachran, Mauza and Pahoran.

Reporter: Muhammad Ali Mirani