 QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) handed down a prison sentence of 20 years each to Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri and his two sons for having failed to appear in the court on charges of being in possession of illegal weapons.
| Didn't show up, huh? Think they're gonna show up to do their jug time? |
Police had raided a location in Kahan, headquarters of the Marri tribe, and seized a large illegal weapons cache. The police then registered four seperate criminal cases against Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri and Nawabzada Baloch Marri and Nawabzada Hyerbyar Marri, a former provincial minister. The ATC issued notices to Baloch Marri and his sons, asking them to appear before the court after the prosecution submitted their challans. |