IHC Disposes of Rana Shamim Contempt Case

IHC disposes of Rana Shamim contempt case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of the case concerning former Gilgit-Baltistan chief judge Rana Shamim's alleged affidavit in favour of former PM Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case after three years. The court disposed of the contempt case citing ineffectiveness. Chief Justice Sardar Sarfaraz Dogar heard the proceedings against Rana Shamim and others. Lawyer Aamir Abdullah adopted the stance that Shamim had submitted an apo…

IHC disposes of contempt case against former GB chief judge Rana Shamim

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of the contempt case against former Gilgit-Baltistan chief judge Rana Shamim. The case pertained to an alleged affidavit by Shamim, which stated that he witnessed former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar relaying instructions to a high court judge not to release PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, in the corruption references against them. IHC Chief Justice Sard…

IHC dismisses contempt against Ex-Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Judge Rana Shamim

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has formally dismissed the contempt of court case against former Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Judge Rana Shamim, ruling that the matter is now infructuous. Rana Shamim, the former GB chief judge, on Saturday disavowed his previous affidavit that accused ex-Chief Justice Saqib Nisar of interfering in judicial processes to delay the release of Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, asserting that his earlier claims…