JWP chief Nawab Akbar Bugti killed in operation in SW Pakistan
Pakistan Times Wire Service

KOHLU: Jamhori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed in an operation carried out by security forces in Kohlu and Murree tribal areas on Saturday night, Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani confirmed it to 'Pakistan Times' daily web newspaper.

Based on exact reports, security forces carried out an operation in the tribal areas where militants belonging to Bugti tribe resisted and after a heavy exchange of firing Nawab Bugti, along with his high-profile fellows involved in many terrorist activities in the country, was killed, Durrani added.

Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) leader Makhdoom Amin Faheem termed Akbar Bugti's death an incident which could worsen security situation in Pakistan.

According to news reports, satellite phones were used to mark out the operation.●