Strike over Pakistan rebel death
A widespread strike is being observed in Pakistan's Balochistan province, following the killing of tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, officials say.
As many as 600 people have now been arrested in connection with rioting in Quetta and other towns in the region.
The situation was calmer on Monday but sporadic violence continued in protest at the weekend raid by security forces.
Bugti was a key figure in the struggle for greater autonomy and a share of Balochistan's gas and mineral wealth.
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Bugti's demise will lead to heightened instability in the region
Faisal, Lahore
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The BBC's Dan Isaacs in Islamabad says that in opting to deal with the rising tide of Baloch militancy not through dialogue but by targeting its leaders, President Musharraf has opened up the lid of popular anger.
In doing so he risks further alienating those who may not believe in taking up arms, but who still feel deeply frustrated with the government's failure to develop a province rich in natural resources of which little returns to its people, our correspondent says.
India has called Mr Bugti's killing "a tragic loss".
"His death leaves a vacuum that will be difficult to fill," a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Pakistan described the remarks as "blatant interference".
Unrest
On the streets of Quetta, the provincial capital, shops were shuttered and public transport was at a standstill on Monday.
After two days of rioting there is still bitter resentment among supporters of Nawab Akbar Bugti at the killing of the veteran campaigner for the rights of the Baloch people.
"It was an unjustified killing of our national leader by the government. That's why from yesterday we closed all the markets and shops in the town in protest," union leader Haji Moha Aashiqe told the BBC.
Akbar Bugti's mountain cave hideout was bombed on Saturday by the Pakistani air force and his body still lies buried beneath the rubble.
The situation across the province was much calmer on Monday, with tight security in place.
But in the town of Pasni on Balochistan's Arabian Sea coastline, police opened fire on protesters as they set fire to government buildings.
At least six people were treated for bullet wounds.
There was trouble, too, in the port city of Gwadar, where police fired tear gas to disperse an angry mob.
Paramilitary units were also called in to bring the situation under control.
Air raid
Analysts say the killing of Bugti, 79, is a major blow to rebels operating in the region - but may risk inflaming opposition to the central government.
Bugti died when his mountain cave hideout, near Dera Bugti district, was tracked down and attacked by Pakistani ground forces and from the air with missiles from helicopter gunships.
More than two dozen of Bugti's supporters are believed to have died in the heavy fighting that followed, along with a similar number of security personnel.
Akbar Bugti played a major role in the politics of the province for more than five decades.
He was involved in earlier failed insurgencies in the 1950s, 60s and 70s but he also served in the federal government and was on occasion governor and chief minister of Balochistan.
His killing follows months of rising violence between government forces and his followers.