A self-exiled Baloch nationalist leader was arrested as soon as he landed in Pakistan, the country’s media reported on Friday.
Nawabzada Ghazeen Marri, the son of Baloch nationalist politician Nawab Khair Bukhsh Marri, was arrested “upon his arrival” at Quetta airport, sources told The Express Tribune.
Ghazeen had been living in exile in the United Arab Emirates for the past 18 years, but decided to return “to live rest of my life with my people.”
“I’ve spent 18 years in exile. Now, I want to live rest of my life with my people,” he had said.
The former home minister of Balochistan province, accused of killing a High Court judge in 2000, was taken into custody despite being “granted protective bail,” his lawyer said.
His lawyer further claimed that Ghazeen has been moved to an undisclosed location.
The Balochistan government had expressed “no objection” to his return, but had warned that “if there are any cases against him, he would have to face them in the court of law.”
Ghazeen is the younger brother of the slain Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) leader Balach Marri. The Pakistan government has accused the BLA of separatist violence in the province.
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