ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Muhammad Shamim sought unconditional apology from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a contempt case in which he alleged that ex-CJP Saqib Nisar ousted Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister deliberately.
In his fresh reply to IHC, Rana Shamim said his affidavit in the contempt case was “wrong and unnecessary.”
Rana Shamim affirmed: “I tender an unconditional apology for an affidavit which was neither correct nor required.”
He maintained that during his more than 30 years of professional life he has always respected both the bar and the bench and could never imagine intentionally scandalising or showing contempt to any judge.
Expressing his regret over the “grave mistake”, Rana Shamim said it should never have happened.
“The wrong and incorrect mention of a judge of this honourable court in the affidavit dated 10th Nov 2021 was due to my glaring misunderstanding and unintentional mistake,” said Shamim.
Withdrawing from the contents of the affidavit, the former judge said, “I profusely apologize for the wrong and unnecessary affidavit.”
“I place myself at the mercy of this honourable court,” he added.
On January 20, the Islamabad High Court indicted Rana Shamim in the case pertaining to the publication of his alleged affidavit, levelling allegations against ex-CJP Saqib Nisar for being part of a conspiracy to oust Nawaz Sharif from power.
Shamim stated that he was under extreme mental stress and was a “serious heart patient” aged 72 when he wrote down his affidavit “after approximately three long years” since the meeting that he mentioned above.
