Balochistan standstill to remember Akbar Bugti

QUETTA: The sixth death anniversary of the founder of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) and Balochistan's former Governor, chief minister Nawab Akbar Bugti was observed on Sunday.

To mark this day, a shutter down and wheel jam strike was observed across the province on the appeal of JWP and Baloch Republican Party (BRP).

All the business centres in Quetta remained closed, while there was hardly any traffic seen on the roads. A shutter down strike was also being observed Gwadar, Turbat, Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Noshki, Chaghi and Awaran, while in some areas there was also a wheel jam strike.

This strike had the support of Balochistan National Party, Baloch National Voice, National Party, Muslim League-N, Jamaat-e-Islami, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, transporters and trading community.

Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Kohlu area on August 26, 2006.