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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Shaukat Aziz declared absconderQUETTA: An anti-terrorism court has declared former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan governor Owais Ghani and Dera Bugti’s ex-DCO as absconders in the Akbar Bugti murder case.
The Anti-Terrorism Court Quetta made the designations while hearing the case on Tuesday. Former interior minister Aftab Sherpao also showed up on court orders. The court rejected former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s plea for exemption, and ordered that he be produced in the court on the next hearing. Meanwhile, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, former district coordination officer (DCO) Abdul Samad Lasi were declared fugitives and the court ordered the authorities to seize their properties.
The hearing was adjourned to December 24. Baloch nationalist leader 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. online
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk