Pakistan, July 10 -- An additional sessions court on Friday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Senator Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti.

The court directed Quetta police to arrest the accused and present him in the court in a case related to aiding and abetting the abduction of a minor girl. He is accused of acting on behest of the girl's father who lost custody of the child at a family court.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected Bugti's plea for interim bail and asked his lawyer to ensure the girl's safe return. A two-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel had dismissed the bail plea.

The apex court said Bugti is an influential man and should ensure that the girl returns unharmed. Speaking to media after...