Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Khursheed Khan contested in the by-election of the GBLA-13 Astor-1 constituency of Gilgit-Baltistan. PTI wins in Astore Election. Khurshid Khan is the father of former Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid.
PTI wins in Astore GBLA-13 by-election | Election Results
According to sources, in the GBLA-13 by-election, PTI’s candidate Khursheed Khan stood out by securing 6219 votes while PML-N’s Rana Farman Ali secured 5225 votes, which was also close to victory.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had removed Khalid Khurshid from the post of Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Khalid Khursheed Khan was disqualified in the fake degree case. The petitioner had taken the stand that Khalid Khurshid’s law degree was affected, and therefore he should be disqualified under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. Khalid Khurshid claimed to have obtained his law degree from London.
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