Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khursheed disqualified in fake degree case

The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court on Tuesday disqualified Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan in a fake degree case, ARY News reported.

A three-member bench announced the verdict on a petition filed by a member of the GB Assembly Shahzad Agha against the chief minister.

The petitioner had argued that Khursheed’s law degree was fake and he should be disqualified under Article 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.