Self-exiled son of Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri plans return to country

ISLAMABAD: Ghazan Marri, son of late Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, has decided to return to country after 18 years in self-imposed exile.

Speaking to Geo News via telephone from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ghazan Marri said he had decided to end his self-imposed exile and return to Karachi soon.

He is accused of Justice Nawaz Marri's murder and facilitating banned militant organisation Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). He, however, has been disowning the outlawed group in the past.

Balochistan - Pakistan's largest province in terms of land area - has been plagued by an insurgency and sectarian killings for several years now. Of late, security forces have conducted effective operations across the province cracking down on militants.

This has led to a considerable drop in militancy in the province but scattered attacks are still reported at times.

Marri said he would face the cases registered against him upon return to the country.

"My hands are clean; I've nothing to do with BLA," he said, adding, "I was wrongly booked in the murder case of Justice Nawaz Marri."

The exiled Baloch leader further said that he had no contact with Brahmdagh Bugti.