Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to return Rs 2 million submitted as surety bonds in the Akbar Bugti case. According to a private TV channel, in the petition filed by Musharraf’s lawyer, the former army chief has contended that he was acquitted in the case and therefore should be returned the bond money. The SC constituted a three-member bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam. The petition’s hearing was fixed for September 12. It should be mentioned that Musharraf had submitted two bail bonds worth Rs 1 million each, following which, his bail was approved. Earlier, on January 19, 2016, anti-terrorism court acquitted Musharraf in the case relating to the murder of veteran Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in 2006. Published in Daily Times, September 8th 2018.