News for 'Akbar Khan Bugti'

Neighbouring country helped Bugti: Pak

Neighbouring country helped Bugti: Pak

Rediff.com31 Aug 2006

Without naming any nation, Pakistan on Thursday said a "neighbouring country" had supplied a large quantity of ammunition and money to slain Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.

Why Musharraf had Bugti killed

Why Musharraf had Bugti killed

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

Musharraf acquitted in Baloch leader Bugti's murder case

Musharraf acquitted in Baloch leader Bugti's murder case

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Bugti, former chief minister of Balochistan and head of his tribe, was killed in 2006 in a military operation ordered by Musharraf who was president and army chief at the time.

Pak SC grants bail to Musharraf in Bugti murder case

Pak SC grants bail to Musharraf in Bugti murder case

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to embattled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case.

Is Balochistan another Bangladesh?

Is Balochistan another Bangladesh?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

India must stand by the Balochs

India must stand by the Balochs

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

Pak charges 2 Baloch leaders for year-old blast

Pak charges 2 Baloch leaders for year-old blast

Rediff.com24 Nov 2006

The two are also planning to approach the International Court of Justice against Islamabad's alleged violation of a 1947 agreement on merger of Balochistan province.

The man who is giving Musharraf nightmares

The man who is giving Musharraf nightmares

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Meet Balochistan's 80-year-old conspirator in chief against Pak President Musharraf.

Tribal leader accuses Pak of using tanks, choppers

Tribal leader accuses Pak of using tanks, choppers

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

A tribal leader in the restive Baluchistan has accused Pakistan army of using tanks and helicopter gunships to quell "agitation against outsiders."

Musharraf indicted for Baloch leader's murder

Musharraf indicted for Baloch leader's murder

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has indicted former military ruler General Parvez Musharraf in the murder case of Baloch nationalist Nawab Akbar Bugti.

Are Baloch rebels out of Pakistan's control now?

Are Baloch rebels out of Pakistan's control now?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2025

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has undergone a significant transformation, evolving from hit-and-run attacks to carrying out sophisticated operations with tactical precision. The group's tactics and targets have become increasingly audacious, targeting security forces, Chinese nationals, and innocent civilians. Experts attribute the BLA's evolution to various factors, including the leadership of Bashir Zeb, the group's growing intelligence network, and its exploitation of the grievances of the Baloch people. The BLA's actions are a cause for concern, as the group's sophisticated attacks pose a major challenge to security forces.

37 killed in 2 deadly attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

37 killed in 2 deadly attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

The dead were identified as belonging to Punjab province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Musharraf

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Musharraf

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

A non-bailable warrant was issued against former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi.

Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, brought India, Pak to brink of clash

Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, brought India, Pak to brink of clash

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

After his failed misadventure in Kargil, Musharraf deposed the then Prime Minister Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 and ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008 in various positions.

Pak court suspends Musharraf arrest warrant in Lal Masjid case

Pak court suspends Musharraf arrest warrant in Lal Masjid case

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The arrest warrant was challenged in the high court which set aside the orders of the lower court

Musharraf in ICU after blood pressure shoots up

Musharraf in ICU after blood pressure shoots up

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Thursday rushed to the ICU of a naval hospital in Karachi after he developed high blood pressure and fainted.

Musharraf declared 'absconder' in high treason case

Musharraf declared 'absconder' in high treason case

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Gen Parvez Musharraf was on Wednesday declared an "absconder" by a special tribunal trying the former Pakistani dictator for high treason as he failed to appear in person despite repeated summons and directed authorities to produce him before the court within 30 days.

Pak court issues NBWs against Musharraf, others

Pak court issues NBWs against Musharraf, others

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for several persons, including former President Pervez Musharraf, who have been accused of involvement in the 2006 killing of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti.

Musharraf remanded to judicial custody for 14 days

Musharraf remanded to judicial custody for 14 days

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

A Pakistani court on Friday remanded beleaguered former President Pervez Musharraf to judicial custody for 14 days while another court rejected a request to bar him from travelling out of the country.

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.

Never asked Raheel to help me leave Pakistan: Musharraf

Never asked Raheel to help me leave Pakistan: Musharraf

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Musharraf, 73, in a talk show on Dunya News last week had said: "Well he (Raheel Sharif) did help me and I am absolutely clear and grateful. I have been his boss and I have been the army chief before him... He helped out, because the cases are politicised, they put me on the exit control list, they turned it into a political issue."

Hamid Mir: I will not be stopped from speaking the truth

Hamid Mir: I will not be stopped from speaking the truth

Rediff.com7 May 2014

'I want to be murdered at your hands, so I can live on in history. The verdict of who is or is not a traitor cannot be pronounced by a secret agency, but by history.' Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who survived an assassination attempt on April 19, challenges his enemies to dub him a traitor and says nothing will stop him from exposing them.

Pak forms panel to probe high treason case against Musharraf

Pak forms panel to probe high treason case against Musharraf

Rediff.com27 Jun 2013

Pakistan has formed a high-level panel to probe the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for imposing emergency rule in 2007, the government said on Thursday.

I am not running away from Pakistan: Musharraf

I am not running away from Pakistan: Musharraf

Rediff.com10 Aug 2014

Amid reports that the Pakistan government was under pressure to allow Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, the former military ruler on Sunday said he will not flee and defend himself in all cases.

'Modi and the Indians just discovered the B-bomb'

'Modi and the Indians just discovered the B-bomb'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

'I believe Modi mentioned Balochistan only to embarrass Pakistan and also divert attention toward the situation in Kashmir.' 'I think from now on, India intends to raise Balochistan whenever Pakistan brings up Kashmir or upsets them on the issue of terrorism.' 'Balochistan is the least developed of Pakistan's four provinces. It is the least educated and least economically developed. People are agitated that a region so rich in mineral resources and a sea-port is still so poor.' Baloch political analyst Malik Siraj Akbar on why the province wants freedom from Pakistan.