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Salal Bugti
Salal Bugti was born in Quetta, Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan on December 23, 1969. He was Nawab Bugti's second last child and last son from his first wife. He was assassinated in June 1992 on Jinnah Road, Quetta by members of the Kalpar tribe, a sub-tribe of the Bugti tribe. According to Kalpar tribe, Salal Bugti was killed in retaliation of killing Amir Hamza. Amir Hamza was the son of Kalpar leader Khan Mohammad Kalpar. Kalpar tribe allege that Akbar Bugti was behind the assassination of Amir Hamza. Following the death of Amir Hamza, around 100,000 Kalpars left Dera Bugti and settled in Punjab and Sindh. Nawab Akbar Bugti justified the killing of Hamza by saying that Hamza was trying to forge an alliance between Kalpar and Masuri tribes. However, Akbar Bugti denied killing Amir Hamza. Both Masuri and Kalpar are sub-tribe of Bugti tribe and they were engaged in armed conflict with Akbar Bugti. Masuri and Kalpar tribe allege that Akbar Bugti had committed atrocities against th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the Durand line, International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan where it is the largest city. Quetta is at an average elevation of above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The city is known as the ''"Fruit Garden of Pakistan"'' due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dried fruit products produced there. Located in northern Balochistan near the Durand line, Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the road across to Kandahar, Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city is near the Bolan Pass route which was once one of the major gateways from Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
