The Islamabad High Court has indicted former Gilgit-Baltistan judge Rana Shamim in contempt of court proceedings. The orders were passed by Justice Athar Minallah. Justice (retd) Shamim had claimed in the affidavit, recorded allegedly on November 10, that three years ago the then Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nisar ordered the lower judiciary to delay the release of Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz until after the 2018 general elections. The contents of the alleged affidavit were published by The News. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah took notice of the report by The News and initiated contempt of court proceedings on November 16. At the hearing on Thursday, the co.
Former Gilgit-Baltistan judge Rana Shamim has claimed that he was alone at the time of notarising his controversial affidavit. The document, which was published in The News last month, accused ex-CJP Saqib Nisar of deliberately denying bails to PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and his daughter before the 2018 elections. Last week, a report published in Express Tribune stated that Justice Shamim has recorded the affidavit in former prime minister Nawaz Sharif s office.