QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered the federal government to take immediate measures to ensure the extradition of former president Pervez Musharraf, the then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and all other accused in the murder who are currently outside the country in the murder case of former Balochistan governor and chief minister, Akbar Khan Bugti.
These orders were passed Tuesday by a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Essa and Justice Abdul Qadir Mengal during hearing of a constitutional petition filed by Nawabzada Jamali Bugti over slow pace of investigation of murder of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
During the hearing, the statement of former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was produced in the court in which he has stated that at the time of the killing of Nawab Bugti he (Shaukat Aziz) was the prime minister and Pervez Musharraf was the Chief of Army Staff that was why he had no role in the operation.
The statement of the then Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao was also produced before the court in which he had denied his any role in murder of Nawab Bugti’s case saying he did not know about military operation against Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti but he came to know about his killing through media on night between 26 and 27 August 2006.
The warrants of Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz issued by the judge of judicial magistrate- vi Faisal Hameed on the request of Crimes Branch were also produced before the court.
The court ordered that all nominated accused who were abroad should be extradited.
The counsel of Nawabzada Jamil Bugti told the court that former provincial home minister and currently MPA Shoaib Nosharwani casted his vote at provincial assembly during recent senate election but police and other law enforcement agencies did not arrest him.
The court also directed officers of investigation team and government of Balochistan to complete probe as soon as possible and submit challan in concerned court.
While disposing of constitutional petition, the court also ordered that all minutes of cabinet meetings which were held during the military operation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu and killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should included in the investigations.
http://www.thebalochhal.com/2011/11/balochistan-high-court-seeks-musharrafs-extradition/
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