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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4064260.html

July 21, 2006, 9:19PM
"200 tribal militants surrender in Pakistan"

© 2006 The Associated Press

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "QUETTA, Pakistan — About 200 militant supporters of a renegade tribal chieftain blamed for attacking security forces and the country's main gas pipelines surrendered to authorities in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, an official said.

Six commanders also surrendered, said Abdul Samad Lasi, the top government official in the region.

He said hundreds of residents witnessed the public ceremony, in which the men denounced Nawab Akbar Bugti, their chieftain who has been leading the insurgency in the district of Dera Bugti, about 180 miles southeast of the provincial capital, Quetta.

"Bugti has lost the support of his own men and now he is on the run in the mountains," he said. The government has granted amnesty to the men since they expressed regret for their actions and have agreed to obey the law."