Brahumdagh Bugti is the grandson and tribal successor of Nawab Akbar Bugti, former chief minister and governor of the Balochistan province.
11 Facts About Brahumdagh Bugti
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Brahumdagh Bugti met the then Chief Minister of Balochistan, Dr Malik Baloch, and federal minister, Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, in Geneva, twice in 2015.
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UN Resident Representative, Fikret Akcura, stated that Brahumdagh Bugti had connections with the abduction of UN official John Solecki in 2009.
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President Karzai admitted that Brahumdagh Bugti was in Kabul and that he will pressure Brahumdagh Bugti for the safe release of John Solecki.
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Brahumdagh Bugti went into self-exile in Afghanistan during a military operation Dera Brahumdagh Bugti 2006 against the Baloch militants.
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In 2007, Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf said that Brahumdagh Bugti had been planning terrorist attacks from Afghanistan with covert Indian and Afghan support.
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai publicly rejected this accusation, but later secretly admitted to US officials that Brahumdagh Bugti was provided safe-haven in Kabul.
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In 2010 when Pakistan asked Kabul to hand him over, Brahumdagh Bugti moved to Switzerland.
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In 2016, it was reported that Brahamdagh Brahumdagh Bugti had applied for Asylum in India but it was put on hold by the government of India.
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Brahumdagh Bugti moved to Switzerland in October 2010 and since then he is living in Geneva along with his family.
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Brahumdagh Bugti accuses Pakistan of serious human rights violations and blames Pakistani media for not highlighting the frightful situation in Balochistan including military operations, enforced disappearances, torture, and killing of Baloch civilians and political activists.