A Gilgit-Baltistan Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan to 34 years in prison for threatening security institutions at a party rally in July.
In July 2023, Khurshid, who is also the PTI regional president, was disqualified by the GB Chief Court for allegedly obtaining a license from the GB Bar Council on the basis of a false degree.
A month later, the police filed a case against him for allegedly possessing a fake law degree. In September this year, the Peshawar High Court granted him protective bail in cases registered in different parts of the country.
On Tuesday, GB ATC Justice Rehmat Shah sentenced Khurshid to 34 years in prison and fined him Rs 600,000 for threatening security establishments, including the chief secretary and chief election commissioner, during a party rally on July 26 at Ittehad Chowk, Gilgit.
The case against Khurshid was registered at the Gilgit City Police Station under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
The former prime minister did not appear at any hearing despite repeated court notices. Khurshid was also assigned a defense lawyer who argued his cases.
Justice Shah also ordered Britain’s inspector general of police to arrest Khurshid and ordered the director general of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to block his national identity card.
