Akbar Bugti murder case: ATC orders to present Musharraf in any case

QUETTA: An anti terrorism court in Quetta has once again issued the production order of former president and accused in the Akbar Bugti murder case, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the court, Geo News reported Tuesday.

The court has also issued arrest warrants for the other accused in the case including former premier Shaukat Aziz, former governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Owais Ahmed Ghani and former district coordination officer (DCO) Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi.

Judge Tariq Anwar Kasi of the Quetta ATC conducted the hearing of Akbar Bugti murder case today. During today’s proceedings, the judge inquired about the progress in the case. The lawyer representing Pervez Musharraf requested the judge to provide exemption to his client from appearing in the court.

However, the judge repeated the earlier order of presenting the accused in the court and reiterated to present all the accused including Musharraf in any case.

At the occasion, the investigating team apprised the court that two accused, Shaukat Aziz and Owais Ahmed Ghani are residing abroad. However, the court instructed the team to fulfill all the required legal procedures to bring back the culprits and issued the arrest warrants of the three accused once again.

The hearing was, then, adjourned till September 30.