Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was a Pakistani politician and the Tumandar of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan.
21 Facts About Akbar Bugti
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Akbar Bugti became minister of state for defence in the cabinet of Feroz Khan Noon.
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Akbar Bugti was involved in a struggle, at times armed, for greater autonomy for Balochistan.
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On 26 August 2006 Bugti was killed when his hide-out cave, located in Kohlu, about 150 miles east of Quetta, collapsed.
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Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was born on 12 July 1926 in Dera Bugti.
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Akbar Bugti was the son of the chief of his tribe, Nawab Mehrab Khan Bugti, and grandson of Sir Shahbaz Khan Bugti.
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Nawab Akbar Bugti had three wives and thirteen children altogether.
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Nawabzada Salal Akbar Bugti was murdered in a shootout in Quetta by the rival Akbar Bugti Kalpar sub clan in June 1996.
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Akbar Bugti had five daughters from his first wife: Durr-e-Shahwar, Nilofer, Nazli, Durdana and Zareen.
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Akbar Bugti was never in the forefront of Baloch nationalism, when compared to other Baloch leaders like Khair Bux Marri or Ataullah Mengal.
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Akbar Bugti remained primarily a Bugti, fighting for his own tribe, and in particular his sub tribe.
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In 2005, Akbar Bugti presented a 15-point agenda to the Pakistan government.
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Akbar Bugti claimed responsibility for the attack on the bus.
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Abdul Samad Lasi, a district chief, said that militants under the command of Akbar Bugti had planted hundreds of mines on dirt roads in various parts of Dera Bugti.
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On 26 August 2006, Akbar Bugti was killed after the collapse of the cave in which he was hiding.
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The Jirga of Bugti tribesmen had declared an end to the Sardari system and proclaimed that Akbar Bugti was no longer their leader.
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On 31 August 2006, the body of Akbar Bugti was found crushed under a boulder.
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Hazar Khan said that he heard this accusation from Brahamdagh Bugti and that Brahamdagh Bugti told him that the cave in which Akbar Bugti was hiding, came down due to blast by remote control and Balach Marri was standing just outside the cave at that time.
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Akbar Bugti was one of the best persons after nawab Akbar Bugti.
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On 1 September 2006 Akbar Bugti was buried in Dera Akbar Bugti, with his coffin sealed, next to the graves of his son and brother.
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Akbar Bugti later resigned when his political party summoned him and asked him to explain his comments.