Baloch nationalist leader Talal Akbar Bugti passes away

He has left four sons behind.

Talal Bugti was the fourth son of former chief minister of Balochistan and Baloch nationalist leader late Nawab Akbar Bugti who was killed in a military operation in Balochistan during Musharraf’s regime.

According to family sources, Talal Bugti was admitted at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here after feeling unwell. He had suffered an asthma attack after addressing a news conference, sources said. He breathed his last this morning.

Nawabzada Talal Bugti was born in Dera Bugti on 17 March, 1952. He received his education from Dera Bugti, Quetta, and then the Aitchison College in Lahore, after which he graduated from the University of Punjab.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condoled the death of Nawabzada Talal Akbar Bugti with the bereaved family.