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Aali to be anointed Bugti’s successor

By Saleem Shahid 

Aali Bugti will replace Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed in a military operation in Aug 2006.

QUETTA: A jirga of Bugti tribe has nominated Nawabzada Aali Bugti as its new sardar. His dastarbandi will be held on May 19 in Sui.
 
Waderas of main clans of the tribe, including Kalpar, Masuri, Rahija, Shambani, Mundrani, Perozani and Nothani, attended the jirga in Sui on Tuesday amid tight security.

‘The jirga of Bugti tribe decided in favour of Nawabzada Aali Bugti,’ a spokesman for the Jamhoori Watan Party-A, Daryian Bugti, told newsmen.Aali Bugti will replace Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed in a military operation in Aug 2006.According to sources, he enjoys the support of the chiefs of all clans of the tribe. 
 
Meanwhile, the custodian of the Pir Suri Mir Husan shrine was kidnapped at gunpoint on Tuesday morning. He had an important role to play in the dastarbandi.

Dawn.Wednesday, 13 May, 2009