Supreme court should take suo motto notice of Akbar Bugti killing, issue orders for registration of case: APC

ISLAMABAD: All Parties Conference (APC) has held President general Pervez Musharraf responsible for the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and called upon Supreme court to take suo motto notice of brutal murder besides issuing orders for registration of murder case in this connection.  This was said by ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim and PML-N chairman Raja Zafar ul Haq while announcing the joint declaration of APC in a joint press conference along with other leaders here Thursday. Makhdoom Amin Fahim said it is prime demand of APC that military operation be brought to end in Balochistan and body of Nawab Akbar Bugti be handed over to his family members. Opposition is united on one platform against President General Pervez Musharraf and it will take all the decisions with mutual understanding and consultation.
General Musharraf is responsible for the sufferings of Punjabis in Balochistan, he held. The APC took detailed review of the situation arising out of killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti which was ordered by President General Pervez Musharraf, Amin Fahim informed. Conference strongly condemns this massive tragedy and terms it black step in the political history of country, he added. Nawab Akbar Bugti was chief of Jamhoori Watan Party, former parliamentarian, governor and chief minister. Bugti cast his vote in favour of annexation of Balochistan to Pakistan as member of Shahi Jirga. Fateha was offered for him in APC.
Giving details of joint declaration, he said the declaration pointed out that President General Pervez Musharraf had already given overt threat for targeting his political opponents in Balochistan. Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in a major military operation in the wake of this threat. A jirga was held in this connection two days before the killing of Bugti.
Declaration said Akbar Bugti was traced out through satellite telephone as per reports and was killed in a military operation. Government is concealing the facts deliberately.
This conference realizes that Akbar Bugti killing is an extra judicial killing, which has posed a serious threat to our federation.
Army of a democratic and sovereign nation can not even think to kill an 80 years old politician with sophisticated weapons, declaration added. The government should tell if the parliament or cabinet had accorded permission for military operation or it was decision of only an individual.
APC realizes that the decisions imposed on gun point by military regimes in the past led to dismemberment of Pakistan. General Musharraf is repeating this process in Waziristan and Balochistan. Federation of Pakistan has been put at stakes. The democratic forces of the country will have to play their role for the defence of democratic culture and federation.
The declaration said that country wide shutter down strike will be observed today and black day will be observed to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan and to condemn the steps being taken by Musharraf government.
APC demands of General Musharraf to step down for his involvement in the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti. Body of Nawab Akbar Bugti be handed over to his heirs for burial.
APC has also announced to stage protest rallies in front of four provincial assemblies against the target killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti besides expressing solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
It was decided in the conference that a joint public meeting will be held in Quetta on September, 15 by all the opposition parties to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
Raja Zafar ul Haq said we had warned six months earlier that the military operation in Balochistan would result into dire consequences. Mutual consultation process is underway on the question of resigning from assemblies, he told.
Liaqat Baloch accused that the military officers are responsible for military operation in Balochistan. The role of military dictatorship and agencies be eliminated. MMA will decide on September 5 to quit Balochistan coalition government.