GILGIT: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has denotified Khalid Khursheed as Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, ARY News reported.
As per details, Chief Election Commissioner Gilgit-Baltistan denotified Khalid Khursheed and the de-notify notification was issued by the ECP office.
Earlier today, the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court disqualified Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan in a fake degree case.
A three-member bench announced the verdict on a petition filed by a member of the GB Assembly Shahzad Agha against the chief minister.
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The petitioner had argued that Khursheed’s law degree was fake and he should be disqualified under Articles 62 and 63. Khursheed claimed to have received a law degree from London but it could not be verified.
Khalid Khursheed had been in office since December 2020 and had been a close aide of PTI chairman Imran Khan.
Separately today, the opposition lawmakers on Tuesday submitted a no-confidence motion against Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid.
The no-confidence motion was filed by nine opposition members, signaling their discontent with the current leadership.
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