Sikandar Sultan Raja orders immediate removal of Ahad Cheema
GILGIT: Former Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Khalid Khursheed has been disqualified for life from headng the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) GB chapter.
Earlier on July 4, the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court disqualified Khalid Khursheed Khan as chief minister GB in a fake degree case.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) GB in a verdict released on Thursday, disqualified Khalid Khursheed for life from heading the party.
A three-member bench announced the verdict on a petition filed by a member of the GB Assembly Shahzad Agha against the chief minister.
The petitioner had argued that Khursheed’s law degree was fake and he should be disqualified under Articles 62 and 63.
Khursheed claimed to have received a law degree from London but it could not be verified.
He had been in office since December 2020 and had been a close aide of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister.
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Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday ordered immediate removal of Advisor to the Caretaker Prime Minister Ahad Cheema.
The CEC ordered Cheema’s removal while hearing a case against caretaker ministers who have loyalties with the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Petitioner Syed Azizuddin Kakakhel Advocate did not appear before the five-member commission and the CEC adjourned the hearing sine die.
The petitioner had moved the Election Commission for removal of Fawad Hassan Fawad from the caretaker cabinet for his political affiliation.
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The CEC asked the representatives of the federal government why Ahad Cheema had not been removed despite orders and directed him to implement the order today.
It may be recalled that the CEC two days ago had ordered immediate removal of Ahad Cheema from the post of adviser, saying that he could influence the general elections.
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