GILGIT – The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court on Tuesday disqualified Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid in the fake degree case.
A three-member larger bench comprising Justice Malik Inayat Ur Rehman, Justice Jauhar Ali, and Justice Mushtaq Muhammad announced the ruling on the petition filed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) GB Assembly member Ghulam Shahzad Agha.
The top court of the region disqualified Khurshid under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan. During the hearing, the former chief minister’s lawyer argued that the articles could not be invoked in GB.
The argument was countered by the petitioner’s counsel, saying these articles applied to the region. Subsequently, the chief court issued the verdict on the base of this argument.
In May, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) withdrew the equivalence letter for the LLB degree issued to Khurshid after learning that it was fake. Later, the HEC also blocked and blacklisted his CNIC and name on its web portal.
“This commission approached the University of London for re-verification of your LLB degree, transcript, and letter of certification provided by you in a sealed envelope to the HEC,” HEC had said in a letter to the former CM.
“The university has disclosed that the envelope and its contents (a copy of the degree certificate, a letter of certification, and a transcript) were not issued by the University of London.”
“Therefore, the HEC equivalence letter of even number dated September 23, 2022, issued to you is hereby withdrawn or cancelled.”
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