Pakistani Court Orders To Produce Musharraf On Sept 10

Islamabad, Aug 20, IRNA – Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday ordered the authorities to produce former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Khan Bugti murder case, local media reported. During the hearing in Quetta, ATC judge Ismail Baloch expressed displeasure at the team investigating Bugtis murder over their failure to produce Musharraf for the hearing. Moreover, the ATC once again issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, former deputy commissioner of Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi, who are also nominated in the murder of the Baloch leader. The court also directed the authorities to produce the accused persons in a hearing fixed for September 10 and subsequently adjourned the matter to the said date. Akbar Khan Bugti was killed in a cave on August 26, 2006 during a military crackdown ordered by Musharraf who was president and army chief at the time. Bugti had led an armed campaign to press for provincial autonomy and a greater share of profits from Balochistan’s natural resources. The death of the Baloch chieftain sparked angry protests in the country./end