Quetta court approves interim bail of Gazain Marri

QUETTA: A district and sessions court approved on Monday the interim bail of Gazain Marri, who was detained upon arrival at the Quetta airport on September 22 after spending 18 years in self-imposed exile.

The court approved the bail against two surety bonds worth Rs1 million.

Marri, son of the late nationalist leader of Balochistan Khair Baksh Marri, was taken into custody by law enforcement agencies in relation to a murder case.

Marri had gone into self-imposed exile around 18 years ago. He is accused of Justice Nawaz Marri's murder and facilitating the banned militant organisation Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).

Justice Nawaz Marri, a Balochistan High Court judge, was shot dead in a targeted attack in Quetta on January 7, 2000.

Gazain Marri detained from Quetta airport after returning from exile

Son of late nationalist leader Nawaz Khair Baksh Marri had been out of the country for around 18 years in self-imposed exile

On his return to Quetta on Friday morning from UAE, he was taken into custody. 

A number of the Marri scion's supporters had gathered at the airport to welcome their leader.

In June this year, Marri had said he would face the cases registered against him on his 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."

Nawab Khair Baksh Marri passed away in June 2014 in Karachi after a protracted illness. He had six sons, including Balach Marri, Jangaiz Marri, Hyrbyiar Marri, Gazain Marri, Hamza Marri and Mehran Marri.

Hyrbyiar and Mehran Marri live abroad in exile and are wanted by the state for operating banned nationalist outfits in Balochistan.

Jangez Marri presently heads the Marri tribe. He is also the Minister for Irrigation and Energy in Balochistan and has been elected from PB-23, Kohlu. He belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.