An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced former Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader to 34 years in prison for issuing threats against security agencies. In addition to the prison term, the court imposed a fine of Rs600,000 on the former chief minister and directed the inspector general of police to arrest and transfer him to jail. The ATC also instructed the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to block the politician’s computerised national identity card (CNIC). Khurshid was charged with threatening security agencies, the GB chief secretary, and the chief election commissioner with serious repercussions during a PTI rally on May 26, 2024. A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against the PTI leader at GB’s City Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). Despite the charges, the former chief executive remained a fugitive and did not appear for the case proceedings. Elected in 2020, Khurshid was disqualified by GB’s Chief Court in July 2023 for possessing a fake degree, in violation of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan. The ex-CM had submitted a fraudulent degree from the University of London with his nomination papers. Following an official request by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the university verified the degree as “fake” in its formal response.