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Quetta: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta Tuesday [25 November] rejected former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf's request for exemption from attendance in a case pertaining to the murder of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Khan Bugti, Dawn News reported.

The JWP chief said he would personally move to the Supreme Court for an immediate arrest of Pervez Musharraf as he lands in Pakistan. \"We, in the petition to be submitted before the apex court, will seek his trial for capital punishment for killing Akbar Khan Bugti and innocents in Lal Masjid and throughout the country.\" To a question, he said that he discussed in detail the issues related to Musharraf with PML-N [Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sharif, opposition party] chief Mian Nawaz Sharif when he last visited Quetta. \"Yes, Mian Sb agrees to my viewpoint and thinks Musharraf is a violator and law breaker, thus, liable to be punished under Article 6 of the Constitution.\"

Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday [27 June] granted 15-day extension in interim bail to former Balochistan chief minister Jam Muhammad Yusuf in the murder case of former Balochistan governor Nawab Akbar Bugti. Bugti's son alleged that former president Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, former governor of Balochistan Awais Khan Ghani, former Balochistan CM Jam Yousaf and former provincial home minister Shoaib Ahmed Nausherwani had committed the murder of his father. He further said the applicant is a political leader and he was chief minister of Balochistan when Bugti was killed, adding, he was abroad when Bugti's murder case has been registered against him.\" SHC had already granted him interim/pre-arrest bail of 0.5m rupees and Wednesday the court extended it for 15 more days, he added.

[Arshad Sharif] establishes telephone link with [Ayaz Amir] and asks him how the arrest of Shahzain Bugti will affect the situation in Balochistan. Amir refers to the photos in newspapers, which shows that \"Shahzain Bugti is being mishandled,\" and asks \"what message will it convey to Balochistan.\" Amir says Shahzain Bugti is not a prominent leader in his own right, adding that the photos will convey wrong message to the common people of Balochistan. Sharif says if the political administration could have handled the situation differently. Amir says \"it is normal to carry arms in the current circumstances of Balochistan,\" and adds people will forget everything and will just remember the photo. Amir refers to the Balochistan Package, recommendations of the committee of the Senate, and political recommendations of Wasim Sajjad and asks Amir why the government failed to implement these recommendations. Amir says the federal and provincial governments have marginal \"//writ and authority//\" in Balochistan, and adds the Pakistan Army and its subordinate agency are handling the issues in Balochistan. Amir says the situation got out of hands of the government after the security forces killed Former Balochistan Governor [Akbar Bugti]. Continuing, Amir says the FC carried out the operation against Shahzain Bugti, adding the same operation could have been carried out in a better way. Amir says \"//Talal Bugti is a pro-government and pro-Pakistan figure//,\" adding that if the government alienates him, then Brahamdagh Bugti will strengthen in Balochistan. Sharif asks [Abdul Malik Baloch] what effects the arrest of Shahzain Bugti will have on the situation in Balochistan. Baloch says Balochistan is passing through a very complex situation, adding that the fifth military operation in the province is at its peak in Balochistan. Continuing, Baloch says the PPP government has further deteriorated the situation. Baloch says Balochistan suffers from insurgency and lack of governance, and adds that the establishment in Islamabad believes that it can control the situation by pressurizing the people in Balochistan. Baloch says the arrest of Shahzain Bugti will convey negative message to Balochistan, and will further increase restlessness among the people. Sharif asks Baloch when the fifth military operation started in Balochistan. Baloch does not answer the question and goes on to say that the fundamental thing is that Former Balochistan Governor Akbar Bugti did not compromise on the issue of gas. Baloch provides details of the events, which increased confrontation between the government and Akbar Bugti, who was later killed by security forces. Baloch says the negotiations are the only solution of Balochistan.

IslamabadStartDateStartDate 20 May: Pakistan has banned top Baluch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, who is leading the movement for greater autonomy for Baluch tribals, from travelling abroad. Bugti, head of the Bugti tribe leads the Baluch nationalist movement which demands more autonomy for the region.

Text of report entitled: \"25 militants killed in Baluchistan; Attack aimed at Akbar Bugti, says militant's spokesman; Militants claim to have shot down helicopter in Dera Bugti; Blast causes panic in Gadai\", published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 6 July Quetta: Security forces backed by helicopter gunships targeted hideouts of tribal militants in Sui in Baluchistan and killed 25 suspects, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday [6 July]. Police said that the explosion had occurred in the residence of Abdul Jalal, an Afghan refugee who was living with his family in Qili Spain in Kuchlak. Jalal, his four-year-old son Noorullah, six- year-old daughter Shamilizai and another woman were injured.

Quetta: Terming the murder of former Balochistan governor, chief minister and Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) founder [Talal Akbar Bugti] 'the biggest mistake', Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction over the over-all law and order situation in Balochistan, saying that there could be no peace until the Dera Bugti issue was resolved. A 'missing person' recovered from Dera Bugti, Bansra Bugti, recorded his statement in the court and said that after he was brought from Dera Bugti, he was shifted to Chaman and jailed in a police station. \"Without police nobody can do this,\" Talal Bugti said and added that Bansra Bugti's statement was recorded in Quetta. Justice Chaudhry asked why Home Secretary Nassebullah Khan Bazai was quiet over the situation.

The court also issued arrest warrants of Pervez Musharraf's guarantors, [Sohail Rajput] informed journalists. \"Investigation team is not fulfilling its responsibility with regards to probing the murder of [Nawab Akbar Bugti],\" Rajput complained. Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, the son of Nawab Akbar Bugti, had nominated Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and other high-ups in the murder of his father. The Balochistan High Court had already issued arrest warrants of the accused persons.

More than 30,000 people are crowded into two camps -- one for Bugti tribesmen, the other for Marri tribesmen -- in desert terrain at Murid Bugti, about 160 miles east of the Baluchistan capital, Quetta. Refugees claim local administrators have prevented Pakistani charities from sending aid, which the government denies. Many in the Bugti camp accuse the government of settling hundreds of people from other tribes in their home district to neutralize the influence of an anti-government tribal chief, Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed in a military operation in August. Some camp residents said security forces had targeted them. A spokesman for the Baluchistan provincial government, Abdul Raziq Bugti, denied the charges, saying security forces target only \"anti- state elements\" in Dera Bugti.