Islamabad High Court indicts Rana Shamim

Islam Anbad (94 news) The Islamabad High Court indicted former Chief Judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim in the contempt of court case while delaying the action against the journalists.

According to the details, Chief Justice Athar Minullah heard the Rana Shamim contempt of court case in the Islamabad High Court. Former Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Judge Rana Shamim, Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan, Additional Attorney General Qasim Wadud, Judicial Assistants Nasir Zaidi, Faisal Siddiqui, Reema Umar, Editor-in-Chief of The News, Editor Investigation Ansar Abbasi and Journalists Association President Saqib Bashir appeared in the court.

During the hearing, Saqib Bashir, President of the Journalists Association, requested from the Islamabad High Court that the indictment of the journalists should be postponed, this is according to the opinion of the Attorney General and the judicial assistants.

Former PFUJ president Afzal Butt also came to the rostrum and said that we are holding meetings on reporting and commenting on pending cases.

The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court said that the court cannot give a license for anyone to disrespect the court in this way, you don't even realize that an attempt was made to influence the case under hearing, this court believes in open accountability and welcomes it. An article in a newspaper is not related to Saqib Nisar but to the Islamabad High Court.

Afzal Butt said that I am ready to say on oath that journalists have complete faith in this court, we believe that this court is the last hope.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Athar Minullah said that if there was any mistake, let us know, we will also take action on it.

Senior journalist Nasir Zaidi said that I should also be allowed to say something.

The court said that you do not need to say anything, we have already said that they have a secondary role, tomorrow any third party will give a paper and you will print it, what will happen? If such a big newspaper says that they have not taken any legal opinion in this regard, then it will be an abuse, I said to Ansar Abbasi. 20 I have known for years, there is no doubt about his integrity.

Nasir Zaidi said that we have held meetings and are making a code of conduct related to court reporting.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Athar Minullah said that people have been playing in their hands, my concern is only with my court, the bottom line of the affidavit is that this court was compromised, such a high profile case was scheduled for hearing, it will be assumed that the newspaper had knowledge about it.

Attorney General Khalid Javed said that today, for the first time, the media has expressed regret, along with Rana Shamim, media persons also have the full right to a fair trial.

Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minullah asked him that but Zaidi Sahib did not tell how the litter looks?

Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan said that I will ask my father and tell him, my mother was also jailed.

On this occasion, the judicial assistant Faisal Siddiqui came to the advocate rostrum and said that the journalistic organization has spoken very well, media persons should also do the same, they should also say that they will be more careful in the future, the way the media is reporting this case is also against the rule of law.

The court said that if it is proved that they did it deliberately, the consequences are dangerous, here the case is different.

Judicial Assistant Faisal Siddiqui Advocate said that the newspaper in which the proceedings were going on, the same newspaper also printed the statements of international organizations, the inquiry should be done first. Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan said that I will oppose this. Chief Justice Islamabad Athar Minullah said that this court was discussed in the affidavit. The Attorney General said that the media 3 If the gentlemen only agree with what Nasir Zaidi said, then the charge should be dropped to his limit.

Chief Justice Islamabad Athar Minullah said that Rana Shamim 2 Applications have been filed, what are those applications?

Chief Justice Athar Minullah told Rana Shamim that you come to the rostrum, we frame the charge.

Rana Shamim came to the rostrum and said that I am unwell.

Chief Justice Athar Minullah said that there is no problem, you should read it out slowly.

Rana Shamim read out his cross-petition and pleaded for an impartial inquiry into the affidavit.

The Islamabad High Court rejected Rana Shamim's request for change of prosecutor and pre-indictment inquiry.

Rana Shamim requested the court to let my lawyer come.

Chief Justice Athar Minullah said that the court will first frame the charge.

Former judge Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim said that my lawyer Abdul Latif Afridi Advocate is on the motorway, who will reach in a while.

Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minullah said that the court has been disrespected a lot, it has become a joke, you tell me if anyone has any problem with this court, all the narratives have been made about this court.

Rana Shamim then requested to wait till my lawyer comes.

Chief Justice Athar Minullah said that during the hearing we are framing the charge against you, you should listen to the indictment.

After that Chief Justice Islamabad Athar Minullah read out the charge sheet to Rana Shamim.

In the indictment against Rana Shamim, it is said that he recorded the affidavit in England, he said that Chief Justice Saqib Nisar came to Gilgit-Baltistan on vacation, according to him he gave instructions that Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz should not come out before the election, the affidavit was notarized which reached the media and 15 Published on November, you replied that the affidavit was notarized and sealed and handed over to the grandson, the affidavit was received by the courier service.

The charge sheet says that you said that the affidavit may have been leaked from the notary public, you did not initiate any action against the notary public and Ansar Abbasi, you tried to scandalize the court, you tried to influence the pending case by your conduct.

Chief Justice Athar Minullah asked Rana Shamim that all the charges have been read out to you in the open court, what do you say?

Rana Shamim replied that first you give me a copy of the indictment of the charges.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Athar Minullah asked Rana Shamim whether he accepts the charge or not.

Rana Shamim replied to the court that he admits some things and not others.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court directed him that if he wants to say something in his defense, submit it in writing.

Rana Shamim said that if you have thought this, then sentence me today, my lawyer is not even there, hang me, why are you singling me out?

Rana Shamim requested the court that I have to come from Karachi, give a date of March.