Court fixes contempt case against former Chief Judge Rana Shamim

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed a contempt case against former Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Judge (CJ), Dr Rana Muhammad Shamim, on September 5.

Islamabad High Court has fixed contempt case against ex chief judge GB Rana Shamim etc on September 5. Rana Shamim is accused to influence the judicial proceedings in Maryam case through leaking his affidavit to media before hearing. pic.twitter.com/Ho5E6DtDgc

— Hasnaat Malik (@HasnaatMalik) September 2, 2022

Shamim allegedly signed an affidavit that incriminates former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar.

The affidavit contained allegations that Saqib Nisar attempted to influence a case against former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, in an attempt to bring Imran Khan into power.

The authenticity of the affidavit, which surfaced in one of Pakistan’s leading newspapers in November 2021, has been in question.

Journalist Ansar Abbasi who published this investigative report has also been called in for contempt of court.

Earlier in January, IHC indicted Rana Shamim for allegations that he levelled against Saqib.

At the time, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah deferred the framing of charges against the media personnel who were also named in the case, including journalist Abbasi and Jang Group owner Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman.