Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have expedited the process to bring back Baloch separatist leader and Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti's grandson Brahamdagh Bugti, who is currently living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland.
Brahamdagh's grandfather and former Chief Minister Akbar Bugti was killed in a controversial army operation in Balochistan in 2006, which angered several young Balochs who took up arms.
After the completion of the required paperwork, Pakistan would formally contact Interpol for issuing a Red Notice against Brahamdagh for his extradition to Pakistan.
Interpol notices are international requests of cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information.
In the case of Red Notices, the suspects are wanted by national jurisdictions for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
Interpol assists the national police in identifying and locating these wanted people for lawful action.
According to preliminary identification details submitted by the Balochistan police, the 33-year-old chief of the banned Baloch Republican Party is known in his close circles as 'Sahib'.
Brahamdagh had appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks on Balochistan. "I thank PM Modi on behalf of whole Baloch Nation. I hope India and Indian Media will also strive to help practically the Baloch Independence Movement," Brahamdagh had said.
He hails from the Raheja Bugti tribe and operates the Baloch Republican Army network from Switzerland. Brahamdagh fled Balochistan during the crackdown on Baloch rebels to Afghanistan and moved to Switzerland when Pakistan demanded his extradition in 2010.
In Switzerland, he sought political asylum in 2011 but the Swiss government turned down his request in January 2016, citing Islamabad's decision of declaring him a "terrorist" wanted for multiple attacks.
(With Inputs From PTI)
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