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An anti-government tribal leader in Pakistan was among nearly 40 people killed Sunday in a clash with security forces.
Nawab Akbar Bugti, a Balouch tribal leader, was killed in southwestern Pakistan, a government official said.
Riots erupted in the southwestern city of Quetta, the capital of Balouchistan province. Intense firing was taking place, and all the main roads were blocked by Bugti supporters.
Authorities imposed a round-the-clock curfew Sunday, according to The Associated Press. More than 200 people violated it, setting tires on fire in the street, police said.
The 79-year-old Bugti was formerly the governor and chief executive of Balouchistan province, as well as an interior minister.
Balaj Murree, leader of the Murree tribe of Balouchistan, also was among the dead, along with at least seven Pakistani soldiers and more than 30 Bugti security men, including two of Bugti's grandsons.
According to The Associated Press, Bugti turned against the government amid disputes over distribution of revenues for natural gas extracted from tribal territories in Balouchistan, Pakistan's largest and poorest province.
The Balouch rebellion has been running off and on for decades, but hostilities escalated in December when militants fired rockets that landed about 300 meters (984 feet) from Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf while he was visiting the town of Kohlu, according to the AP.
There is also wider resentment among other ethnic Balouch across the province over the allocation of state revenues and widespread poverty.
The army put down another tribal rebellion here in 1974, reportedly leaving about 3,000 dead, according to the AP.
Bugti accused the central government of pillaging Balouchistan's natural resources while locals live in poverty, according to AP reports. His death could fuel resentment in Balouchistan, where ethnic rebels routinely blow up gas pipelines and bomb government targets.
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that was really tragic. Thee are many bad politicians in Pak, why are they let loose and some live abroad.
all allegations were allegations from government. Did anybody ever hear Bugti present his point of view or defend what he was accused of?
This is a murder in cold blood and a cover-up. A message sent out to politicians to watch-out if they ever dare to take a stand against the government.
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DERA BUGTI: Nawab Akbar Bugti was buried here in his ancestral graveyard after Maulana Malook Bugti from the tribe led the funeral prayer, while none among the heirs of Nawab Akbar Bugti were present on this occasion.
The coffin of Nawab Akbar Bugti absolutely sealed was brought here in a helicopter, when the newsmen present over there demanded to have a glimpse of the body, however, no one except Maulana Malook was given the opportunity to have a traditional last look of the body.
Stern security arrangements were made on this occasion.
DCO Dera Bugti, Abdul Samad Lasi told that the heirs and relations of the deceased were contacted for attending the funeral, but they demanded handing over the body to the heirs. The DCO told the media that the condition of the body was deteriorating, as it was lying in the cave for several days, which had made its immediate burial imperative.
