Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti

Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the son of Nawab Mehrab Khan Bugti, was born in 1931. His father left this world early when he was only 12 years of age. A very few people know of his education, but those who do, admire his skills in every field. He was a hard worker. He got his primary education from karachi and joined Atchison collge Lahore afterwards. After completing his college career, he went abroad to UK where he studied law from Oxford University and passed the Bar exams. When he came back he appeared in the competitive examinations and got distinction in Baluchistan but did not join civil services.

 He started his political career in 1960 by joining the national Awami Party but could not contest the 1970 general elections due to a controversial murder case registered against him. Due to some differences, Bugti left NAP and supported Bhutto. Bhutto made him the of Governor of Baluchistan. Nawab Bugti, however, demanded non-interference of the central government in the provincial politics. He held that office for only eight months and then he went to London. After a long absence from politics, he participated in the 1988 elections on the ticket of BNM and became Chief Minister. Once again he held that position for a short period. In 1990 he decided to establish his own political party ‘Jamhuri Watan Party’. Many members of BNM joined JWP under the influence of Nawab Bugti. Three times he was elected as the member of the National Assembly. In 1992, Bugti’s young son was killed and as a result Bugti left all political activities and came back to his native place ‘Dera Bugti’.

There are a number of installations of Sui Gas in Sui and an agreement had been made between the local people and the government in 1953. But somehow or other this agreement was not implemented, so the local people have lot of grievances against the Central Government. In the years 2000 the previous agreement came to an end and the establishment wanted to have a new agreement. But Bugti pointed out that government had not fulfilled the previous agreement. He demanded that the local people of Dera Bugti should be given better jobs in these gas companies and the local young engineers who want to serve in these companies should be given priority. Nawab Bugti is also against the establishment of new cantonments in areas like Dera Bugti, Sui etc. He is of the view that development of an area doesn’t depend on the establishment of cantonments. If the government is really serious to develop an area, it can do it even without a cantonment there. The government should take provincial government and the local people in to confidence before taking vital decisions. 

(Nawab Akbar Bugti meets Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

On Saturday August 26, 2006, Bugti was killed when a shell exploded in the cave in which his camp was set.Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf termed his death a victory for Pakistanis and congratulated the secret service chief who carried out this operation Pakistan's Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani, confirmed that the operation included both air and ground assault.stating that Bugti's death occurred as the cave he was in collapsed.

(The cave where nawab Akbar Bugti died after the shell exploded causing the cave to collapse)