Could this be the end of Musharraf? From [1] UPI, :

The southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan has turned into a battlefield with both government and armed tribesmen preparing for a major clash that could cause hundreds of deaths and start a rebellion that would be difficult to put out.

Journalists who visited the area Tuesday reported that civilians had already fled a 40-mile area in and around the small tribal town of Dera Bugti.

"All one could see were hundreds of heavily armed Bugti tribesmen. Other than that, there were only signs of the heavy ordnance used -- perhaps from both sides -- in the shape of shrapnel and spent rocket shells," said BBC's Zafar Abbas in a report....

The Bugti tribe, especially its chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, demand a greater share in gas revenue and more administrative control over their area. The government says it already gives millions of dollars to the Bugti chief who uses the money to buy weapons instead of development....