Sarfraz Bugti
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Sarfraz Bugti | |
|---|---|
| Pakistani Senator from Balochistan | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2018 | |
| Minister for Home & Tribal Affairs of Balochistan | |
| In office January 13, 2018 – May 31, 2018 | |
| In office October 14, 2013 – January 1, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1981 Balochistan |
| Political party | Balochistan Awami Party |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (before 2018) |
| Residence(s) | Dera Bugti, Balochistan |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim |
Mir Sarfraz Bugti (Urdu, Balochi: میر سرفراز بگٹی) (born June 1, 1981) is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Mir Ghulam Qadir Masori Bugti. The latter is the pioneer of the middle-class movement against the tribal Sardars of Dera Bugti. Sarfraz Bugti is a prominent politician from Bugti tribe of Balochistan, serving as Minister of Balochistan for Home and Tribal Affairs.[1] Currently, he is serving as a senator of Pakistan.[2]
Politics
He won the Provincial Assembly elections from Constituency PB-24 as a representative of the Baloch community from Dera Bugti with a clear majority as an independent candidate by securing 10013 votes, and after elections joined PML (N).[3] Sarfraz became Minister of Interior of Balochistan on 14 October 2013. Formerly he spoke against the separatist organization Baluchistan Republic Army headed by Brahamdagh Khan Bugti, grandson of Akbar Bugti. Baluchistan Republic Army is declared as a terrorist organization by the Government of Pakistan.[4] In a BBC interview, Bugti claimed that the Indian agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was involved in funding and arming militants in Balochistan, but that it stopped doing so after its agent was arrested in Balochistan.[5][6] Bugti attended the famous Lawrence College, Murree , during his stay at the boarding school he participated in debates and was a keen sportsman.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "6 terrorists linked to RAW, NDC arrested from Quetta: Sarfraz Bugti - Pakistan - Dunya News".
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ PB-24 Official Result, Election Commission of Pakistan
- ^ "Five Baloch militant outfits banned". Dawn (newspaper). 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ RAW funds militant groups in Balochistan: Sarfraz Bugti, News Pakistan, 5 December 2016.
- ^ RAW involved in terrorism in Balochistan: Sarfraz Bugti
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