{"id":5440,"date":"2026-07-11T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:30:36","slug":"islamabad-high-court-upholds-dismissal-of-grade-19-officer-over-fake-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5440","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad High Court Upholds Dismissal of Grade-19 Officer Over Fake Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the court’s judgment issued on July 1, 2026<\/strong>, Wasim Afzal Warraich<\/strong> was found to have committed fraud and forgery by obtaining and using fake academic degrees to secure government employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court dismissed Warraich’s intra-court appeal, thereby upholding the earlier decision against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judgment stated that his Bachelor of Arts (BA)<\/strong> and Master of Business Administration (MBA)<\/strong> degrees had been obtained through deception and forgery, rendering them invalid for the purpose of public employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to affirming his dismissal from service, the court ordered Warraich to return all salaries, benefits, and other financial privileges<\/strong> received during his government employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)<\/strong> to initiate legal proceedings against him in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the case record, Warraich first secured employment at SME Bank<\/strong> in 1993<\/strong> on the basis of the fraudulent academic credentials. He remained employed there until 2009<\/strong>, when he left the institution under the Golden Handshake Scheme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011<\/strong>, he reportedly obtained a Grade-19 position<\/strong> in the Ministry of Labour and Manpower<\/strong> by relying on the same forged educational qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The matter came under judicial scrutiny, and in 2017<\/strong> the Islamabad High Court declared his degrees to be fake and directed the relevant authorities to remove him from government service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the latest judgment, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry has also instructed the FIA<\/strong> to pursue criminal proceedings against the former officer over the alleged fraud and forgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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