Balochistan, Aug. 26 -- Twenty years after the death of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Baloch political activists and supporters took to social media on Wednesday to remember him, with the hashtag #ShaheedNawabAkbarBugti gaining traction on X.

August 26 marks the 20th anniversary of Bugti's death in 2006. Several Baloch activists described the day as a defining moment in Balochistan's political history and paid tribute to Bugti, while reiterating demands for political rights, dignity and greater recognition for the Baloch people.

Sher Mohammad Bugti, Central Spokesperson of the Baloch Republican Party, wrote on X that August 26 remained "a deep wound in Balochistan's history" and described Akbar Bugti as an "honourable, pr...