Nawab Marri granted bail in murder case QUETTA, June 20: The Special Court for Suppression of Anti-Terrorist Activities headed by Judge Mohammad Akbar Achakzai has accepted the bail application of Baloch leader Nawab Khair Bukhsh Marri on medical grounds in Justice Nawaz Marri murder case. The court on Wednesday after hearing the arguments of the defence lawyers on new bail application filed by them on medical grounds accepted it and ordered the release of Nawab Marri on bail. The court directed the accused that he should furnish two bail bounds of Rs.5,00,000 each. However, despite acceptance of the bail application on medical ground, Nawab Khair Bukhsh Marri could not be released from the District Jail, Quetta on Wednesday. Authorities of the jail said that Khair Bukhsh was also facing four other cases including murder of three persons in Chamalang area of Barkhan. Earlier the same court had rejected the bail application of Nawab Marri filed which was also filed on medical ground but later the defence lawyers filed another bail application with some changes which was accepted by the court. The defence counsel of Nawab Marri, Sajid Tareen advocate told Dawn that four more bail applications would be moved in the same court on medical grounds. He said these applications are ready and would be filed in next two days. Nawab Khair Bukhsh Marri was arrested on January 14, 2000 for his alleged involvement in Justice Marri murder case who was murdered by armed persons on January 7, 2000 at Zarghoon Road when he was going to Balochistan High Court. Three cases including kidnapping of an Afghan commander, Khan Mohammad Khano, and killing of three persons in Chamalang area of Barkhan were also filed against Nawab Marri. The Special Court for Suppression of Anti-Terrorist Activities headed by Judge Mohammad Akbar Achakzai had already acquitted Nawab Khair Bukhsh Marri and six others including his son Nawabzada Hair Bair Marri in kidnapping case of Afghan commander in the first week of June this year. However court has convicted seven other persons of Marri tribe in Khan Mohammad Khano kidnapping case and sentenced them to varying degrees of sentences and fines. Sajid Tareen and Nasrullah Achakzai appeared before the court on behalf of Nawab Marri while additional advocate General Balochistan Akhtar Zaman advocate represented the prosecution in the case. Dawn 21.6.01 By Saleem Shahid