Former Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khurshid was sentenced to 34 years in prison.
Bad news for PTI as the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced Khalid Khurshid, the former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, to 34 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 600,000.
Khurshid has been convicted of multiple charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening government officials by ATC court judge Rahmat Shah .
The case stemmed from an incident on May 26, 2024, when Khurshid allegedly made threats against security agencies and used offensive language targeting the Chief Election Commissioner during a public rally at Ittehad Chawk, as per the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the City Police Station in Gilgit.
The court further ordered NADRA to block Khurshid’s CNIC.
After the incident, Khurshid was declared an absconder by the City Police, which issued ads in local publications seeking his arrest.
Khurshid was provided with legal counsel during the trial.
This verdict marks a major development in legal proceedings against the former chief minister, who is facing dozens of cases along with other party members.
The former Chief Minister was earlier disqualified for allegedly getting a bar council license using a fake degree.
The court’s decision followed a petition filed by Ghulam Shahzad Agha of the PPP, who claimed Khurshid’s degree was not verified by the University of London and was deemed fraudulent by the HEC.
