Pakistan 1999 coup leader Musharraf acquitted of murder, but other cases remain
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf, who came to power in 1999 in a bloodless coup against current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was acquitted on Monday of the murder of a separatist leader in 2006, removing one of several cases against him.
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti led a tribal campaign to win political autonomy for Baluchistan, Pakistan's biggest province and the richest in mineral resources. He was killed in a battle between tribal militants and government forces in the restive province in 2006.
Musharraf, who also faces treason charges, was charged with the murder in January last year on the grounds he ordered the killing. But on Monday, an anti-terrorism court in the provincial capital, Quetta, acquitted him.
"We aren't satisfied with the judgment and will challenge it in court," Sohail Rajput, the lawyer for Bugti's family, told reporters outside the court.
