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2006-08-26 India-Pakistan

Nawab Akber Bugti killed in Kohlu operation

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Posted by john 2006-08-26 16:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gunbattles erupted near Dera Bugti town in restive Baluchistan province, close to where tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti is sheltering, security officials said.

"Around twenty members of the security forces and more than two dozen militants have been killed," one security official said.

Asked if Mr Bugti was among the dead, the official added: "We are not very sure."

Baluchistan has been rocked by a near two-year insurgency blamed on autonomy-seeking tribesmen who also want a greater share of the gas-rich province's natural resources.

Officials say hundreds of people have died in the unrest that erupted in late 2004, which has seen a series of attacks on gas pipelines, railway tracks and government installations.

British-educated tribal leader Mr Bugti, who is in his 80s, fled his stronghold in Dera Bugti earlier this year after a crackdown by the Pakistani military.

Posted by john 2006-08-26 17:07|| 2006-08-26 17:07|| Front Page Top

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Posted by john 2006-08-26 17:08|| 2006-08-26 17:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Foster Brooks dead, again?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-26 17:11|| 2006-08-26 17:11|| Front Page Top

#4 he's drying out

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-26 17:22|| 2006-08-26 17:22|| Front Page Top

#5

Posted by john 2006-08-26 17:26|| 2006-08-26 17:26|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm sorry for the guy who had to carry that chair

Posted by john 2006-08-26 17:29|| 2006-08-26 17:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Outdoor rooms are all the rage.

Posted by 6 2006-08-26 17:35|| 2006-08-26 17:35|| Front Page Top

#8
If he isn't dead, maybe he can get some nice stuff at IKEA. Just sayin'.

Posted by Texas Redneck 2006-08-26 18:55|| 2006-08-26 18:55|| Front Page Top

#9 I don't know. That Hobbit look is sort of stylish.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-26 19:01|| 2006-08-26 19:01|| Front Page Top

#10 IS that Dannon water he's drinking?

I *knew* the French were involved somehow. ;-)

Posted by lotp 2006-08-26 19:03|| 2006-08-26 19:03|| Front Page Top

#11 That guy is a dead ringer for a chap I met in a bar last Saturday in Wasilla. Used to be a D-8 catskinner, sez he.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-08-26 19:25|| 2006-08-26 19:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Cat Skinners are all right it's those High Lead operators you has to watch.

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