# Islamabad ATC rejects police request for physical remand of ex-GB CM Khalid Khurshid

> Islamabad anti-terrorism court denies police's 30-day physical remand request for ex-Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khurshid.
- Title: Islamabad ATC rejects police request for physical remand of…
- Summary: Islamabad anti-terrorism court denies police's 30-day physical remand request for ex-Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khurshid. Islamabad anti-terrorism court…
- Keywords: islamabad, anti-terrorism court, physical remand, ex-gilgit-baltistan cm, khalid khurshid, pti, gilgit-baltistan, pakistan, police, judicial custody, protest, security forces
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2037838/islamabad-atc-rejects-police-request-for-physical-remand-of-ex-gb-cm-khalid-khurshid
- Author: Malik Asad
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:59:05+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: islamabad, anti-terrorism court, physical remand, ex-gilgit-baltistan cm, khalid khurshid, pti, gilgit-baltistan, pakistan, police, judicial custody, protest, security forces
## ATC rejects police request
Islamabad anti-terrorism court rejected police's request for 30-day physical remand of PTI leader Khalid Khurshid.
## Khalid Khurshid sent to judicial custody
Court directed Khurshid to be sent to judicial custody in connection with November 26 protest case.
## Case registered against Khurshid
A case was registered against Khurshid at Aabpara Police Station over PTI's November 26 protest in 2024.
## Protest details
More than 10,000 PTI protesters defied ban and lockdown to skirmish with 20,000 security forces in Islamabad.
## Protest outcome
PTI leadership called off planned protest sit-in for the time being after day of clashes in Red Zone.
## Arrested with others
Khurshid arrested with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati and others at speaker's house in Peshawar.
## Khurshid's residence
Khurshid had been staying at KP chief minister's residence since 2023 to avoid GB police arrest.
## PTI workers discharged
Court discharged PTI workers arrested in two cases linked to party's long march after rejecting police's identification parade request.
## Workers' custody period
Workers had spent more than 40 days in custody before court ordered their discharge.
## Workers' innocence claim
Defense counsel maintained workers were innocent and had been falsely implicated by police.
## Court's discharge order
Court ordered discharge of all PTI workers from cases after defense counsel opposed police's adjournment request.
## Workers' judicial custody
Workers were placed in judicial custody for identification parade in Shalimar and Secretariat police stations cases.
## Key takeaway

Islamabad anti-terrorism court rejected police's request for 30-day physical remand of ex-Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Khalid Khurshid, sending him to judicial custody instead.