Ex CM Jail Sentences: An anti-terrorism court of Pakistan on Tuesday (December 31, 2024) sentenced former Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan Khalid Khurshid Khan to 34 years in jail. He was accused of threatening the safety businesses of the world. Cases associated to treason and terrorism have been registered towards Khurshid after a protest in July 2024. During this time he was accused of giving a threatening speech.
According to information company PTI, Anti-Terrorism Court No. 1 of Gilgit-Baltistan in its judgment stated that in accordance to the prosecution, Khalid Khurshid attacked the Chief Secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan, police personnel and intelligence officers throughout a protest in Gilgit on July 26, 2024. The businesses have been threatened. The former Chief Minister reportedly claimed that if he comes to energy once more, he won’t spare anybody. It was additionally alleged within the case that the former CM instigated violence towards delicate establishments.
Khalid Khurshid Khan is absconding
After the case was registered towards Khalid, a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was fashioned and the JIT discovered him responsible within the investigation. At current Khalid Khurshid is absconding. The court stated in its determination that in the course of the proceedings of the case, the prosecution was ready to show the allegations and that’s the reason he was sentenced to 34 years in jail and fine beneath completely different sections.
Former CM fined 6 lakh Pakistani rupees
The court additionally imposed a fine of Rs 6 lakh on the former chief minister and ordered the police to arrest him in addition to implement his sentence. Along with this, the court additionally ordered the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to block his computerized National ID card, after which his authorized state of affairs grew to become extra sophisticated.
Who is Khalid Khurshid Khan?
Actually, Khalid Khurshid Khan is the chief of Imran Khan’s social gathering PTI and he grew to become the Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan in the course of the Imran Khan regime. He held the submit of Chief Minister from 2020 to July 2023. After this, he was disqualified within the pretend diploma case and had to lose the submit of Chief Minister.
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