This decision comes as a result of the Chief Minister being found guilty of holding a fraudulent degree, a violation of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Gilgit: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-July 4th, 2023) In a significant development, Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed of Gilgit-Baltistan, a leader belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been disqualified by the Chief Court of Gilgit.
This decision comes as a result of the Chief Minister being found guilty of holding a fraudulent degree, a violation of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The verdict was delivered by a three-member larger bench comprising Justice Malik Inayat Ur Rehman, Justice Jauhar Ali, and Justice Mushtaq Muhammad. The ruling was made in response to a petition submitted by Ghulam Shahzad Agha, a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly.
Besides it, the opposition members of Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly submitted a no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly today.
Member Ghulam Muhammad has given a notice with the signatures of nine opposition members to Assembly Secretariat in writing a motion for leave to move a resolution for removal of Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khursheed.
The intimation of receipt of the said notice has been circulated to the Governor GB and all members of GB Assembly.
