Bugti murder case: ATC issues arrest warrants for Musharraf’s guarantors

E-Paper | June 14, 2026

QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday issued arrest warrants for the guarantors of the former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in a case relating to the murder of Baloch nationalist leader Nawb Akbar Bugti, DawnNews reported.

The ATC in Quetta issued the warrants against Mumtaz Ahmad and Nazeer Ahmad after the former president failed to appear in court.

Moreover, the court accepted pleas requesting bail for former provincial home minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani and former federal interior minister Aftab Sherpao.

Subsequently, the hearing of the case was adjourned to April 7.

Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Khan Bugti was killed in a cave on Aug 26, 2006 during a military crackdown ordered by Musharraf who was president and army chief at the time.

An FIR was registered under sections 302 and 304 of the Pakistan Penal Code against Musharraf and others in 2009 for their alleged involvement in Bugti’s murder.

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 had sparked angry protests in the country.

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Irfan Baloch

Mar 17, 2014 06:34pm

Pakistani Judiciary and the current government is a joke terrorists are called patriots and invited for cricket matches. while those who fought them are either facing trials or killed.

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khanm

Mar 18, 2014 05:18pm

@Irfan Baloch: Bhai shahab This nation only worship the rising sun...we have never acknowledged values and morals since 1947... anyone who wanted to bring a change, we have either assassinate them(Liquat Ali Khan). Or charge them for treason.. The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.

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