QUETTA: A massive search operation carried out by security forces Wednesday morning did not target Shahzain Bugti, the Provincial chief of Jhamoori Waten Party (JWP) and grandson of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, said the Capital City Police Officer Quetta, Abdul Razaq Cheema.
The Quetta police chief while addressing a news conference said the police did not break into Shahzain’s house, and were still investigating the ownership of the house raided in the morning.
“Three suspects were arrested from the under construction house, and we are still investigating the ownership of the house,” he said.
Cheema added that suspects detained were also thought to be involved in the recent bombing in Satellite Town, which killed three people and wounded more than 20.
“The terrorists who dumped these explosives and arms are responsible for targeted killings, bombing and other crimes in the city.”
Earlier, it was reported that security agencies had raided the residence of Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti.
Shahzain Bugti also denied any raid at his residence, saying his house was only "besieged" by security forces.
Quetta Capital City Police Officer Abdul Razaq Cheema displays arms and ammunition recovered from a residence on New Algilani Road of Quetta. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN/ EXPRESS
“The security forces laid a siege around my residence in Quetta from 12am until 6am. The forces had not entered inside my house and went back. But the law enforcing agencies are now claiming that they recovered explosives,” Shahzain Bugti told The Express Tribune.
“I was arrested along with my guards in 2010 while coming to Quetta from Chaman. We did not have illegal weapons but FC officials displayed a huge quantity of arms and ammunition to implicate me in false charges. I was granted bail in 28 days. Later again I was arrested and again superior court granted me bail,” said Shahzain.
“They are doing all this to stop me from going back home in Dera Bugti,” he added.
Shahzain Bugti said he along with thousands of Bugti families was returning back to Dera Bugti following the Balochistan High Court orders in 2013 but were stopped near Kashmor.
“The forces raided Bugti fort and arrested 150 tribesmen along with their licensed weapons,” he said, adding that the government is deliberately barring Bugti IDPs for political reasons.
He said it was a conspiracy to stop him from repatriation of Internally Displaced Bugti families, and had not visited Quetta for the past year.
Meanwhile, police claimed to have recovered a huge quantity of explosives from an underground water tank of the residence.
“Police have recovered a huge quantity of explosives, electric detonators, electric devices, rocket launchers and huge quantity of Light Machineguns’ rounds,” spokesperson of the Balochistan police said.
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This piece of "Human Garbage" is a Feudal lord. Pakistan should have iliminated the Feudal, Landlord and Nawab class of elites. India, did so, therefore their people are truly free. It is because of this corrupt class of people, who are no more than common criminals indulging in thievery, murder, loot, slavery and plain old fashioned gangsterism, that the people of Baluchistan are NOT FREE. No education, jobs or health care for the masses. Every Baluchistan govt is controlled by the Feudal Lords, who continuously blackmail the pak govt for more and more funds to LOOT or else the Feudals get a rebellion going.
Those shaped-charge RPGs tore up our Police APCs during brave Chaudhry Aslam's action to clean up Lyari. and then we wonder from where military spec. weapons come, and have to be faced by under-gunned police.
What a shameful U-turn by CCPO!!!!!!
@goldconsumer: Get your facts straight in 63 Nawab Sahab was taken into custody by Ayub Regime and his uncle Haibat Khan was the one who signed all these documents which were challenged in court and the case is still going on. As far as Sardars are concerned they are all sitting in your lap and given money and arms to hold the people in line by all means necessary, yet the Baloch people are blamed for kowtowing to the sardars.
Ha !.........this too is like the typographical error of our Finance Ministry.
Nothing changes. He is still what he is. An ideal candidate for Jam Tamachi Justice. Out on bail from 531 cases against poor little innocent tearful, grieving grandson.
When will they learn. Need to take camera on the helmet of the raiding party and newsmen to document everything. Every criminal will always tell they did not do it. This is the problem. Fighting modern criminal with ancient methodology.
Come on guys, don't be judgmental. you think of Balochistan as an integral part of Pakistan but you are not ready to own its people, give them their rights and treat them as human!!? what a dual faced nation have we become, is only Panjab what constitutes Pakistan. let these people live in peace and stop judging them from how they look they have a culture and norm and they live by that.
Crime is crime. Multiple cases registered against him should not allow him in the public anymore. They mislead poor people for their own advantages.
@goldconsumer When I did my road trip to Baluchistan I was saddened by what I saw. Poverty at its peak. Such good helpful people living in such miserable conditions yet smiling.
We can not blame Bugtis for everything. How many Tv shows do you see that feature Baluchistan any more? How many songs feature Baluchistan? Do we have any Balochi in our cricket team?
All we hear is bombs going off killing shias and this bugti stuff. For nationalists, it is very easy to sell their propaganda because we are not doing our part of integrating Baluchistan with Pakistan.
*why would u call me an indian troll is beyond my imagination but please try to refrain from such comments.
@Tabish Ahmed: An extremely far sighted leader who made the NRO to stay in power and in return letting PPP and now PMLN to rob this country further
Hope after all these material evidences people realize that Musharraf was far sighted and an excellent leader.....
@Syed: I strongly believe by your comments that you are an Indian Troll. Well.. Guess who was the governor of Balochistan in 1963 when gas was first discovered? Akber Bugti... Guess who signed the accord to set up SSGC and SNGC to lay pipelines to Punjab? Akber Bugti.. Ever wonder why Talal Bugti goes to the court (Azaad adlia) to file a petition to stop Musharraf from leaving the country, but all the sardars put together, never file an official case of biased gas distribution or gas tarrifs? If they dont believe in Azaad adlia (which is contrary to what Talal did) why dont they raise the issue of human rights violations in Balochistan in the UN?
@Indian_Troll: I wont compare balochistan with kashmir as its comparing apples with oranges. when will india give right of self determination to sikhs?
@Indian_Troll When will you give kashmiri's the right of self determination? When will the occupiers(Indian forces)quit Kashmir ?
@NoNy: There will always be mentally challenged people. Who cannot really get the point. Hope YOU get it,...this time
@Indian_Troll: What about the indian state of manipur or jammu kashmir, when will they get independance from their opressors?
Why, even after supplying gas to the country, Baluchistan is still the poorest of all provinces? Children don't have access to basic amenities. They don't have access to education. Adults don't have jobs.
Of course, we the Pakistanis have successfully managed to ignore Baluchistan. Of course nationalism is on the rise. Bugti and his likes have supporters because we have no empathy towards Baluchistan.
In short and simple words, it is our mistake, He is our mistake.
When will Baluchis get their right of self-determination? When will the occupiers (Pakistani forces) quit Baluchistan?
If this had happened in India this man would have met his maker a long time ago. In Pakistan nothing will happen. During British Raj they would have sent a brigade to Quetta and hanged this man before sundown. That's why peace prevailed in India for over 150 years.
Oh, arent those his ornaments?
@Kaghan wala: "Look at the faces around him, furtive, mean, nasty, looking culpable, dead eyes." too judgmental. faces are those of Pakistani people. if that is the case then we all look furtive, mean, nasty, looking culpable, dead eyes.
why trouble this poor guy who is supporter of NS? keeping weapons is part of culture? Intelligence agencies shd concentrate on terrorists not peace-lovers
Jam Tamachi Justice should be meted out to this two faced leader. He is also, leading something else too. Which is a treasonable offence. Look at the faces around him, furtive, mean, nasty, looking culpable, dead eyes.