Bugti killing: Violence continues in Baluchistan

Islamabad, Aug 29: Violent protests continued today in the south-western Balochistan province on the third consecutive day after the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti during a military operation.

The Opposition parties have been condemning what they called 'murder' of Bugti during the military operation last Saturday in Kohlu district, which also sparked a very unpleasant situation in the National Assembly yesterday, when the Opposition was not allowed to speak on the issue.

Speaker Chaudhury Amir Hussein ignored the Opposition's demand and ordered the Assembly staff to turn off electricity in the hall.

He also adjourned the House but Opposition members kept on shouting against the Government and termed President Musharraf as the ''killer General''.

Thousands of mourners today attended funeral prayers in absentia (Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza) of the late Baloch leader in Quetta as operation to remove debris from the mouth of the cave where Bugti and his commanders were holed up, continued.

The protestors, however, turned violent and burnt two banks and over a dozen shops after attending Bugti's funeral in Quetta.

Riot police fired teargas shells to disperse the crowd, which blocked roads with burning tyres.

At least two police officials sustained injuries as protesters threw stones on them. Protests were also reported from different parts of Karachi. Protestors played hide and seek with the law enforcement officials amid intense tear gas shelling.

UNI

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