ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a written judgement on Friday ordering a hearing in a contempt of court action against ex-chief judge Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim and others in connection with a contentious affidavit matter.
The court stated that there are grounds to believe Rana Shamim’s affidavit was fraudulent. Shamim is given one more chance to provide the original affidavit in order to meet the standard of justice, according to the statement.
Shamim had made a reference to an alleged conversation on July 15, 2018, according to the ruling, and his three-year silence has raised doubts about his veracity.
The judge stated that the affidavit does not appear to have good intentions.
According to the court, Rana Shamim emphasised that he did not give the affidavit to a newspaper for publication, but rather to give the appearance that it was leaked by a notary public in London.
The court stated that it is now more crucial to present the original affidavit.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the IHC issued the order in the case. Following a review of Shamim’s response, Justice Minallah issued the order.
Shamim had detailed his grounds for making an oath that former Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar had called an IHC judge and asked him not to release former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz before the 2018 general election in his response.
