QUETTA: Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, a son of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has claimed that US authorities informed Pakistani officials about the whereabouts of his father when he was in the mountains, as he was using an American satellite phone for communication.

Mr Jamil disclosed this while speaking to the media at his residence in Bugti Bolak, located in the Mian Ghandi area on the outskirts of Quetta, on Sunday, on the eve of Akbar Bugti’s 18th death anniversary.

He claimed that it was based on this information from American authorities that an operation was conducted in the mountainous area, during which his father was killed.

Jamil Bugti noted that “the movement started by his father for the rights of the Baloch people” had grown significantly, spreading among the Baloch people in Balochistan as well as those living in Punjab and Sindh.

He claimed that Akbar Bugti’s rights movement had gained momentum, which was his father’s primary objective. “There is no leadership in the parties following parliamentary policies, but I see Nawab Bugti’s mission advancing, with the daughters of Balochistan now stepping forward to strengthen this movement,” Mr Jamil said.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2024