Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf filed a pre-bail arrest plea in the Akbar Bugti murder case on Thursday in Quetta’s anti-terrorist court, local media reported.
The court will rule on the plea on June 6.
Earlier, former interior minister Aftab Sherpao requested the bench to summon Musharraf to appear before the court in the Bugti murder case. A notice was subsequently issued by the ATC to the former army strongman.
The murder has been a subject of trial and investigation with an ATC in Sibi issuing arrest warrants against Musharraf and several others in the case in July 2012.
Bugti was killed in a cave on August 26, 2006 during a military crackdown ordered by Musharraf who was president and army chief at the time.
Bugti had led an armed campaign to press for provincial autonomy and a greater share of profits from Balochistan’s natural resources. The death of the chieftain sparked angry protests in the country.