Islamabad, 31 August (AKI) - The body of Nawab Akbar Bugti, the Baluch tribal rebel leader killed in a military operation, has been found deep in his mountain cave hideout in the south-western Pakistani province of Baluchistan. Pakistan's military spokesperson, Major-General Shaukat Sultan was quoted by Pakistan's GEO TV website on Thursday as saying that that the body was lying under a heavy boulder in the cave and all precautions being observed to retrieve it and avoid the collapse of the caveÂ’s structure. Squashed like a cockroach, I like it | The military has said that it will take another day or two to remove the body from the rubble. No hurry, he ain't going anywhere | Bugti, 79, was killed in a fierce military operation on Saturday and his death sparked widespread rioting and unrest in the province. Reports say that the military has brought in heavy machinery to remove the boulder. "Jacks - check, drills - check, tweezers - check, Ok, we're ready." |
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