Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in a military operation in Kohlu. – File Photo

QUETTA: The judicial magistrate Quetta on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for former provincial home minister Shoaib Nowsherwani in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case, DawnNews reported.

Akbar Bugti’s son and petitioner Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti had accused former president Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, former governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and former provincial home minister Shoaib Nowsherwani in the case.

The arrest warrant against Mr Nowsherwani had been received by the Crime Branch.

Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed during a military operation in Kohlu.

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