Bugti

Notable people

• Akbar Bugti was the Tumandar of the Bugti tribe, a seasoned politician, former Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan, and founder of the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
• Brahumdagh Bugti, born in Dera Bugti, is the founder and leader of the Baloch Republican Party, a Baloch nationalist political organisation formed following his departure from the Jamhoori Wattan Party in 2008. He campaigns for Baloch rights and has been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland.
• Shahzain Bugti is a Pakistani politician who served as Member of the National Assembly from August 2018 to August 2023 and held positions including Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan and Federal Minister for Narcotics Control. He is the grandson of Akbar Bugti and leads the Jamhoori Wattan Party.
• Sarfraz Bugti, born in a village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan, is a Pakistani politician whose early education includes Lawrence College, Murree, and studies in Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. His father was a tribal elder and political dissident, and Sarfraz himself has been involved in politics, including periods of arrest amid election activities.
• Abdul Ghaffar Bugti is a Pakistani Journalist and Human rights activist. He writes for The Friday Times, the Express Turbine, and Humsub Urdu. He mostly covers gender, education, and human rights issues. He was nominated to serve as a Trust Coordinator for UN Women.

  News and reports

• "بلوچستان کی مائیں اور بے بسی کی موت: زچگی کے دوران اموات میں خوفناک اضافہ", Sangat Mag, March 16, 2025. URL:
• "ڈیرہ بگٹی، اقدامات کا فقدان، دورانِ زچگی خواتین کی شرح اموات میں "تشویشناک اضافہ, Daily Jang, June 6, 2025. URL:https://e.jang.com.pk/detail/908495
• جمہوری روایات کی صبح ہم بھی دیکھیں گے URL https://jang.com.pk/news/1051958
• UrduPoint, Live News, May 31, 2025. URL: https://www.urdupoint.com/daily/livenews/2025-05-31/news-4445216.html)
• Jang Newspaper,. URL:
• The Pakistan Daily, "Activists from Islamabad‑Rawalpindi demand climate justice". URL:
• Dawn, "". URLs:
• "history-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-progressive-writers-movement", March 26, 2023

  Literary and cultural analyses

• "Progressive Writers Movement ", Rekhta. URL:
• Minute Mirror, "The Progressive Writers Association in Pakistan". URL:

• "Museum Of Lost Voices: Women Confronting Patriarchal Violence Across Pakistan", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Balochistan’s Women Are Not Just Survivors—They Are Architects Of Change", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Tribal Patriarchy And The Rise Of Women’s Politics In Balochistan", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Balochistan’s Literary Awakening: Books, Politics And The Quest For Identity", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "The Maternal Health Catastrophe Of Dera Bugti", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Broken Schools, Doubtful Futures: The State of Education In Balochistan", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "85% Dropout Rate: The Shocking State Of Education In Dera Bugti", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "AI Dreams Vs Dark Classrooms: Balochistan’s Cruel Education Contrast", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "How To Understand The Enduring Legacy Of Nawab Akbar Bugti", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Of Water, War And Hope: Balochistan’s Fight Against Scarcity And Neglect", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Forgotten Custodians: The Untold Story Of The Bugti Tribe", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "From Uch To Sui And Beyond: The Bugti Tribe’s Struggle For Resource Justice", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "They Called It Honour, We Call It Murder", The Friday Times,. URL:
• "Of Faith And Fire: Pakistan’s Escalating Crisis Of Religious Extremism", The Friday Times,. URL:

• "From Daylight Robbery To Legalised Plunder: The Tale Of Sui In Balochistan—My Hometown", SL Guardian. URL:
• "Balochistan: The Resource Curse In The Shadow Of Superpowers", SL Guardian. URL:
• "BYC: A Voice For Balochistan’s Future", SL Guardian. URL:
• "Balochistan: A New Turf For Global Powers’ Resource Capture", The High Asia. URL:
• “Nawab Akbar Bugti Legacy Of Baloch Autonomy”, SL Guardian. URL:
• “Will The Baloch Now Only Live To Twenty?”, SL Guardian. URL:
• “Balochistan—The Engineered Illusion”, SL Guardian. URL:

• Balochistan24.com, "The Cry Of The Bugti Women: Shadows Of Death In The Land Of Resources", January 24, 2025. URL:
• Balochistan24.com, "Breaking Chains: Tribal Patriarchy And The Rise Of Feminist Resistance", February 23, 2025. URL:
• The Daily Tribune,, "Balochistan’s women are not just survivors—they are architects of change"
• Dawn, "There are grievances other than terrorism". URL:
• Nayadaur Urdu, "ڈیرہ بگٹی؛ سوئی میں بسنے والی خواتین اور بچیوں کی فریاد کون سنے گا؟". URL:
• Shafaqna Urdu, "نیا دور نیوز رپورٹ/ڈیرہ بگٹی؛ سوئی میں بسنے والی خواتین اور بچوں کی فریاد کون سنے گا؟". URL:
• Humsub.com.pk, "کیا کبھی غیرت کے نام کسی سردار کی بیٹی یا بیوی کا قتل ہوا ہے؟",. URL:
• "کیا غریب کی کوئی شناخت ہوتی ہے؟", URL:
• "جی میں بگٹی ہوں", URL:
• "ملٹری کالج کی یادیں", URL:
• "بلوچستان کے سیاستدان اور قبائلی عمائدین", URL:
• "بلوچستان میں کتابیں پڑھنے کا رواج اور سیاسی تحریکیں", URL:
• "قبائلی علاقوں میں عورت دشمن رسم: ایک سنگین معاملہ", URL:
• The Friday Times, "10 Days, 7 Murders: The Alarming Math Of Gender Violence In Pakistan", July 19, 2025. URL:
• The Friday Times, "Two Narratives, One Reality: How Balochistan Is Prevented From Speaking Its Mind", June 19, 2025. URL:
• Humsub.com.pk, "مون سون کی بارشیں",. URL:
• The Friday Times, "Theatre Of The Oppressed In The City Of Rulers", August 18, 2025. URL:
• "Aurat March: We are the ones who will dismantle class divisions", *The Public Purview*, March 6, 2025. URL: