Friday, December 3, 2021
London (News advertisment Latest Newspaper. 03 December 2021): Former Chief Justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim's affidavit was confirmed by the lawyer Oath Commissioner and Notary Public said that they are ready to appear in the courts of Pakistan so that It could be confirmed that Rana Shamim had signed the affidavit and he was conscious at the time of signing the document.
Speaking to Geo News, a private TV channel in London, London's notary public Charles Guthrie confirmed that the affidavit published in Jang and The News (in which only one name was omitted) was correct. And it was the same affidavit that he had signed and stamped and this affidavit was signed by Justice Rana Shamim.
Charles Guthrie said Rana Shamim had confirmed that he wanted to sign his affidavit, which claimed that former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had put pressure on a senior judge of the Islamabad High Court and said that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz should not be released on bail before the 2018 general elections.
According to Geo News, Charles Guthrie while talking about Justice (Retd) Rana Shamim said that he is a very educated and intelligent person, I think he was one of the most senior judges of Pakistan in his time. I was clearly told that "yes" they know what they are saying in the affidavit. Referring to the affidavit published in The News, Charles Guthrie said: "This is a very accurate and original document. The ID card was shown, they met me in private, so it was prepared independently.
Whether it is Rana Shamim or someone else, the standard procedure in the UK is to ask people if they understand the contents of the document they are signing," he said. Which document do you want to sign, we also ask if they have the ability to sign the document and also if they are mentally conscious and people know who they are Signing the document, these are the things we keep in mind when taking an oath from anyone.
Charles Guthrie said the signatories had to present their identity documents (passport, identity card, driving license) after which I was convinced that the person in front was genuine. The same was done in the case of Justice (R) Rana Shamim. Rana Shamim had signed the document in front of me alone. Charles Guthrie provides services to the Pakistan High Commission in London and regularly verifies documents for the Pakistan Foreign Office, including the NAB.
It should be noted that it was Charles Guthrie who confirmed the documents related to Panama which were obtained by NAB from London and presented in Pakistan in 2017. I know the controversy in Pakistan," said Charles Guthrie. He said that if any document is presented by any suitable source, he will confirm it, I am free and impartial, I am not a political man, so if Pakistan High Commission asks me to verify the correct and original documents. So i will
I have done this in the past. Charles Guthrie said the notary public is an independent and impartial person who certifies documents and takes oaths. A notary public is different from a lawyer because he works for a particular person and for a particular party. Charles Guthrie confirmed that he had received questions from a number of people after Rana Shamim's affidavit in The News and Jang came to light.
I know this news has become big news in Pakistan. Usually I refuse to say anything in this regard or do not say more than that the person who signed in front of me said I did it," he said. He was alone with me when Rana Shamim signed the affidavit.
