Abdul Raziq Bugti
Abdul Raziq Bugti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 |
| Died | 27 July 2007 |
| Occupation | Pakistani politician |
Abdul Raziq Bugti (1952[1]–2007) was a Pakistani politician.
Early life
He was born in the Masuri clan of the Bugti tribe in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Career
Bugti's political career started in 1960s. He was president of Baloch Students Organization in 1968. In the following years, he joined with Baloch separatist groups. In the 1970s, he fought in a guerilla war in Balochistan.[2] Before the insurgency, he was also a member of National Awami Party. After the war, he went into self-exile in Afghanistan and lived many years in Russia. In 2003, he backed the military-backed Pakistani government, in their development of and the military operations in Balochistan. He was spokesperson of province and media consultant to the Chief Minister of Balochistan Government.[3]
Assassination
On July 27, 2007, about 4:15 PM; he was gunned down on Zarghon Road 200 metres from Chief Minister’s House in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan,[2] the same spot where several high-post government officials were attacked in the past; Justice Nawaz Marri, a High Court judge and Nisar Hazara former provincial minister survived assassination. Abdul Raziq Bugti was alone in his car when he was shot, he was shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta where he was announced dead. The same day Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident. Government claimed it could be national leaders hand, BLA or Bugti militia because his name was on a hit list of these groups. He was 55 years old.