PM Nawaz offers condolences to Bugti family in Quetta

Balochistan Chief Minister and SAFRON Minister also present at Bugti residence


Web Desk May 05, 2015
Express News screengrab

QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Quetta on Tuesday to extend condolences to the Bugti family.

The prime minister visited the Bugti residence to extend condolences to the family of slain nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti Akbar Bugti over the demise of his son Talal Bugti.

Read: JWP chief: Talal Bugti passes away


Express News screengrab of PM Nawaz at Bugti residence

The premier met Shahzain Bugti. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch and SAFRON Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch were also present at the Bugti residence.


Express News screengrab of Baloch CM and Safron minister at Bugti residence

The president of Balochistan’s Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti passed away on April 28 at the age of 63.

Talal Bugti was admitted to the provincial capital’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) after his condition suddenly deteriorated Sunday night. “At the hospital, he had a cardiac arrest which proved fatal,” said a source at the CMH.

Read: Transitions: Talal Bugti laid to rest in Dera Bugti

Following his death, a large number of Bugti tribesmen gathered at the Bugti House in Quetta, where his party flag was also lowered. The JWP has announced seven days of mourning.

COMMENTS (2)

Farhan | 8 years ago | Reply Why they like each other so much? Member of Bugti family once caught with Indian arms. Probably their common love is India.
fahad | 8 years ago | Reply Good move by PM
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