Afghan Biographies

Bugti, Shah Wali


Name Bugti, Shah Wali
Ethnic backgr. Baloch
Date of birth
Function/Grade Senior Pakistan Baloch Leader in Kandahar
History and Biodata

3. Biodata:
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the house of  Shah Wali Bugti, a Pakistani Baloch leader in Afghanistan’s Kandahar. Sources said a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded in Aino Mina area of Kandahar near the house of Laghari Bugti and that Legahri Bugti along with three others was killed, while 12 Baloch separatists were seriously injured and were shifted to Shifa Khana Hospital in Aino Mina area. Meanwhile, BBC Pashto quoted the Kandahar police chief Tadin Khan as saying that 10 members of the family were injured in the attack. He claimed the car bomb exploded outside the house of a former Afghan intelligence official. He also denied presence of the Baloch insurgents in the area. The BBC, however; reported that a Baloch separatist leader Sher Muhammad Bugti confirmed that the bomb targeted the house of a senior Pakistani Baloch leader Shah Wali Bugti.(20190525)

 

Last Modified 2019-05-25
Established 2019-05-25