QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism court (ATC) Tuesday rejected the bail plea of former President General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) in Akbar Bugti murder case.
The ATC Judge Mohammad Ismail announced the decision after the completion of arguments by applicant’s counsel Mohammad Ilyas.
The ATC issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former governor Owais Ghani and former deputy commissioner of Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi after they failed to appear before the court.
It should be mentioned that Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, head of Balochistan’s Bugti tribe, was killed in his cave in Kohlu, about 150 miles east of Quetta in the tenure of former President Pervez Musharraf on August 26, the incident that lead to widespread unrest in the area.
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