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The Pakistan Supreme Court has rejected former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf's verbal request for release in the Akber Bugti murder case.
A two-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, led the hearing on a bail request of Musharraf.
According to Dawn News, during the hearing, the bench rejected Musharraf's verbal request for release, saying that the complainant must be present in person before the court for its judgment.
Balochistan nationalist leader Akbar Khan 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 report added.
