An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced former Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Khalid Khurshid to 34 years in prison on Tuesday for threatening security agencies, Aaj News reported.
In addition to the lengthy prison sentence, the court imposed a fine of Rs600,000 and directed the Inspector General of Police to arrest Khurshid and transfer him to jail.
The ATC also instructed the Director General of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to block Khurshid’s computerized national identity card (CNIC).
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Khurshid faced charges for threatening security agencies, Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chief Secretary, and the Chief Election Commissioner during a PTI rally on May 26, 2024.
A first information report (FIR) was filed against him at the City Police Station in Gilgit-Baltistan under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
Despite being booked, Khurshid remained an absconder and did not attend the court proceedings.
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He was elected to office in 2020, but was disqualified by Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chief Court in July 2023 for holding a fake degree, as per Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
In a related development, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday officially convened an in-camera meeting involving committees from the government and the PTI party on January 2, 2025.
The first meeting was presided over by the Speaker between the committees representing the federal government and the PTI earlier this month.
Previously, Khan had established a five-member committee tasked with engaging in discussions with “anyone,” signaling a shift in the PTI’s approach to parliamentary negotiations. In response, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formed a committee comprised of members from the ruling coalition.
Following extensive consultations within the party, the PTI’s team has decided to present only two demands to the government during the upcoming meeting.
Meanwhile, the PTI has set a deadline of January 31 to finalise negotiations with the government.
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