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Last Update: Sunday, August 27, 2006. 6:28pm (AEST)

Pakistan authorities impose curfew after rioting

The authorities in Pakistan have imposed a curfew in the south-western city of Quetta following the death of the region's main separatist leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti.

He was killed by government forces in a battle that saw 60 people die over three days of fighting.

Students from the local university rioted at news of the killing, prompting officials to impose the 24-hour curfew.

Nawab Bugti had been at the head of a tribal campaign to win political autonomy for the province of Balochistan and earn a greater share of revenue from the region's gas reserves.

- BBC



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