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Renegade Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti speaks at his
residence of Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this January 18,
province has been killed in fighting with government forces, the government
said early on August 27, 2006. An Interior Ministry official said 21 members of
the security forces and 37 rebels were also killed in fighting in the Bambore
district of the southwestern province. Picture taken January 18, 2005. (Asim
Tanveer/Files/Reuters)
residence of Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this January 18,
province has been killed in fighting with government forces, the government
said early on August 27, 2006. An Interior Ministry official said 21 members of
the security forces and 37 rebels were also killed in fighting in the Bambore
district of the southwestern province. Picture taken January 18, 2005. (Asim
Tanveer/Files/Reuters)
Supporters of Baluch rebel leader Akbar Bugti chant slogans in Karachi during
a protest against his killing, August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
The banner reads 'General Pervez Musharraf should be booked for the murder
of Akbar Bugti.' REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
a protest against his killing, August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
The banner reads 'General Pervez Musharraf should be booked for the murder
of Akbar Bugti.' REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Supporters of Baluch rebel leader Akbar Bugti chant slogans in Karachi during
a protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
a protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Activists of a Pakistani Islamic student group hold a banner reading we
condemn the killing of Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti as they chant
anti government slogans during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan Sunday, Aug. 27,
2006. The killing of a top tribal chief by Pakistani troops sparked widespread
violence and rioting and raised fears that a decades-old conflict in the
country's volatile southwest could widen. (AP Photo/K M Chaudhry)
condemn the killing of Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti as they chant
anti government slogans during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan Sunday, Aug. 27,
2006. The killing of a top tribal chief by Pakistani troops sparked widespread
violence and rioting and raised fears that a decades-old conflict in the
country's volatile southwest could widen. (AP Photo/K M Chaudhry)
Supporters of Baluch rebel leader Akbar Bugti offer prayers in Karachi during a
protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in Pakistan's
gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular Baluch
nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN) Email Photo Print Photo
protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in Pakistan's
gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular Baluch
nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN) Email Photo Print Photo
Supporters of Baluch rebel leader Akbar Bugti offer prayers in Karachi during a
protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in Pakistan's
gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular Baluch
nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
protest against his killing August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in Pakistan's
gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after the popular Baluch
nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Pakistani police officers detain a supporter of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief
Nawab Akbar Bugti, who trying to hold a protest after the killing of his leader,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. The killing of a top tribal chief
that a decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen.
(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Nawab Akbar Bugti, who trying to hold a protest after the killing of his leader,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. The killing of a top tribal chief
that a decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen.
(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Pakistani police officers detain the supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief
Nawab Akbar Bugti, who trying to hold a protest after the killing of their leader,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. The killing of a top tribal chief by
Pakistani troops sparked widespread violence and rioting and raised fears that a
decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen. (AP
Photo/Shakil Adil)
Nawab Akbar Bugti, who trying to hold a protest after the killing of their leader,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. The killing of a top tribal chief by
Pakistani troops sparked widespread violence and rioting and raised fears that a
decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen. (AP
Photo/Shakil Adil)
The office of ruling Pakistan Muslim League party is ransacked by angry
protesters to protest against the killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti in Gwader,
some 480 km (300 miles) west of Karachi August 27, 2006. Violent protests
spread in Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after a
popular Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government
forces. REUTERS/Qadir Baloch (PAKISTAN)
protesters to protest against the killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti in Gwader,
some 480 km (300 miles) west of Karachi August 27, 2006. Violent protests
spread in Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after a
popular Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government
forces. REUTERS/Qadir Baloch (PAKISTAN)
Angry protesters set fire to the reservation office of Pakistan's national airline
PIA to protest against the killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti in Gwader, some
480 km (300 miles) west of Karachi August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after a popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Behram Kahn (PAKISTAN)
PIA to protest against the killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti in Gwader, some
480 km (300 miles) west of Karachi August 27, 2006. Violent protests spread in
Pakistan's gas-rich Baluchistan province on Sunday, a day after a popular
Baluch nationalist rebel leader was killed while fighting government forces.
REUTERS/Behram Kahn (PAKISTAN)
Pakistani police officers stand beside a pile of burnt stuff, set on fire by angry
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of
rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's
killing of Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked a
'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of
rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's
killing of Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked a
'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
A man walk past a burning pile of tires and other objects, set on fire by angry
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of
rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's
killing of the rebel tribal chief. Local political groups said Bugti's death had
sparked a 'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of
rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's
killing of the rebel tribal chief. Local political groups said Bugti's death had
sparked a 'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a post office set on fire by angry
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds
of rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan
military's killing of Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked
a 'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of
Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds
of rioters as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan
military's killing of Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked
a 'never-ending war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Police officers detain a supporter of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar
Bugti, who was trying to damage public property after the killing of Bugti,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of rioters
as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's killing of
Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked a 'never-ending
war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Bugti, who was trying to damage public property after the killing of Bugti,
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested hundreds of rioters
as violent protests flared for a second day against the Pakistan military's killing of
Bugti. Local political groups said Bugti's death had sparked a 'never-ending
war.' (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Angry supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief
Nawab Akbar Bugti chant anti-government wire
in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to
throughout Baluchistan and to the southern
port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city
Quetta in defiance of a curfew to protest the
Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a
top police official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Nawab Akbar Bugti chant anti-government wire
in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to
throughout Baluchistan and to the southern
port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city
Quetta in defiance of a curfew to protest the
Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a
top police official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Protesters burn tyres during a protest against the killing of Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in
Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in
troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in
troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader.
REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Local residents gather at a road where angry supporters of ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab
Akbar Bugti pelted stones and burned tyres after the killing of Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in
Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout Baluchistan and to the southern port of
Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in
defiance of a curfew to protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police
official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Akbar Bugti pelted stones and burned tyres after the killing of Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in
Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout Baluchistan and to the southern port of
Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in
defiance of a curfew to protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police
official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Protesters chant slogans during a protest against the killing
of Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in
Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city
of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in
troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing
of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid
Hussein (PAKISTAN)
of Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in
Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city
of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in
troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing
of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid
Hussein (PAKISTAN)
A protester burns tyres during a protest against the killing of Baluch tribal
leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in on
Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist
rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in on
Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist
rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
A cyclist rides through a street where protesters burnt tyres during a protest
against the killing of Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugt in Karachi
August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an
indefinite curfew and called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed
the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein
(PAKISTAN)
against the killing of Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugt in Karachi
August 27, 2006. Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an
indefinite curfew and called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed
the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein
(PAKISTAN)
A protester burns tyres during a protest against the killing of Baluch tribal leader
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the
Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in troops on
Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel
leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in Karachi August 27, 2006. Authorities in the
Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and called in troops on
Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel
leader. REUTERS/Zahid Hussein (PAKISTAN)
A motorcyclist rids past the burning tyres, set on fire by angry supporters of
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of Bugti, Sunday,
Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout
Baluchistan and to the southern port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in defiance of a curfew to
protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official
said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of Bugti, Sunday,
Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout
Baluchistan and to the southern port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in defiance of a curfew to
protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official
said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Local residents stand near the burning tyres, set on fire by angry supporters of
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of Bugti, Sunday,
Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout
Baluchistan and to the southern port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in defiance of a curfew to
protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official
said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti after the killing of Bugti, Sunday,
Aug. 27, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. Violence also spread to throughout
Baluchistan and to the southern port of Karachi. Police arrested 450 rioters who
rampaged through this southwestern city Quetta in defiance of a curfew to
protest the Pakistani military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official
said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Residents read newspapers with the headline story of the killing of
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in
Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested 450 rioters who rampaged through this
southwestern city Sunday in defiance of a curfew to protest the Pakistani
military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official said. (AP Photo/Arshad
Butt)
ethnic-Baluch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006 in
Quetta, Pakistan. Police arrested 450 rioters who rampaged through this
southwestern city Sunday in defiance of a curfew to protest the Pakistani
military's overnight killing of Bugti, a top police official said. (AP Photo/Arshad
Butt)
Renegade Baluch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti (C) arrives to attend a
meeting of his tribe in Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this
meeting of his tribe in Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this
forces on August 26, 2006, in what appeared to be one of the biggest battles in
January 18, 2005 file photo. Akbar Bugti was killed in fighting with security years
in gas-rich Baluchistan province, where nationalists have been demanding a
bigger share of resources. REUTERS/Asim Tanveer/Files (PAKISTAN)
meeting of his tribe in Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this
meeting of his tribe in Dera Bugti near Pakistan's key gas-field of Sui in this
forces on August 26, 2006, in what appeared to be one of the biggest battles in
January 18, 2005 file photo. Akbar Bugti was killed in fighting with security years
in gas-rich Baluchistan province, where nationalists have been demanding a
bigger share of resources. REUTERS/Asim Tanveer/Files (PAKISTAN)
A man arranges newspapers at a newsstand in Islamabad August 27, 2006.
called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of Baluch
nationalist rebel leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed the killing of Baluch
nationalist rebel leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
A man reads at a newsstand, as news of the death of Baluch nationalist rebel
leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is seen on the front page of a newspaper, in an
indefinite curfew and called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed
the killing of the rebel leader. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN)
leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is seen on the front page of a newspaper, in an
indefinite curfew and called in troops on Sunday after violent protests followed
the killing of the rebel leader. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN)
Baluch nationalist rebel leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti (R) speaks during a
meeting with lawmaker Shereen Rahman in the remote southwestern town of
Dera Bugti in Baluchistan province in this March 22, 2005 file photograh.
Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and
called in troops on Sunday August 27, 2006, after violent protests followed the
killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. Picture taken March 22, 2005.
REUTERS/Zeeshan Haider/Files (PAKISTAN)
meeting with lawmaker Shereen Rahman in the remote southwestern town of
Dera Bugti in Baluchistan province in this March 22, 2005 file photograh.
Authorities in the Pakistani city of Quetta imposed an indefinite curfew and
called in troops on Sunday August 27, 2006, after violent protests followed the
killing of the Baluch nationalist rebel leader. Picture taken March 22, 2005.
REUTERS/Zeeshan Haider/Files (PAKISTAN)