ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Grade-19 government officer after rejecting his intra-court appeal, ruling that he obtained employment using fraudulent academic qualifications.
According to the court’s judgment issued on July 1, 2026, Wasim Afzal Warraich was found to have committed fraud and forgery by obtaining and using fake academic degrees to secure government employment.
A divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court dismissed Warraich’s intra-court appeal, thereby upholding the earlier decision against him.
The judgment stated that his Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees had been obtained through deception and forgery, rendering them invalid for the purpose of public employment.
In addition to affirming his dismissal from service, the court ordered Warraich to return all salaries, benefits, and other financial privileges received during his government employment.
The court also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate legal proceedings against him in accordance with the law.
According to the case record, Warraich first secured employment at SME Bank in 1993 on the basis of the fraudulent academic credentials. He remained employed there until 2009, when he left the institution under the Golden Handshake Scheme.
In 2011, he reportedly obtained a Grade-19 position in the Ministry of Labour and Manpower by relying on the same forged educational qualifications.
The matter came under judicial scrutiny, and in 2017 the Islamabad High Court declared his degrees to be fake and directed the relevant authorities to remove him from government service.
Following the latest judgment, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis issued a formal notification implementing the court’s orders, officially dismissing Warraich from his position and initiating the process for the recovery of all employment-related benefits he had received.
The ministry has also instructed the FIA to pursue criminal proceedings against the former officer over the alleged fraud and forgery.
The ruling reinforces the judiciary’s stance against the use of forged educational credentials in public service and underscores the legal consequences of obtaining government employment through fraudulent means.
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