ISLAMABAD: Mian Tariq, the man who had allegedly made secret video of Accountability Court’s judge Arshad Malik, has been arrested by FIA’s Cyber-Crime Wing from here today when he attempted to go abroad.

He was produced before a Civil Judge who has approved his two-day physical remand.

It has been alleged that Mian Tariq  used to arrange parties in Dubai inviting important people. He secretly filmed them with an intention of blackmailing them in future. 

FIA has claimed to have recovered secretly filmed clips of fifteen politicians and a number of high government officials. Mian Tariq’s connections had enabled him to procure clips of activities carried out inside the State Guest House.

A relevant piece published earlier: 

ISLAMABAD: IHC’s acting  Aamer Farooq has today directed the registrar office to write a letter to the law ministry recommending that Accountability Judge Arshad Malik be relieved of his post and repatriated to parent dept. 

The decision to remove Arshad Malik has been made in light of  section 5A of the National Accountability Ordinance.

According to sources Arshad Malik had approached Justice Aamer Farooq by means of a correspondence and an affidavit claiming that the videos presented by PML-N VP Maryam Nawaz were fake.

It is pertinent to mention here that on 4th of December 2018 Arshad Malik had handed over seven years in jail to ousted PM Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference case. 

On 6th of July, 2019 daughter of convicted Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz who happens to be the Vice President of PML-N, had presented a secretly made clip  at a Presser claiming that manifested that Arshad Malik was pressurized and blackmailed to give a verdict against her father. 

On 7th of July, 2019 Arshad Malik had issued a Press Release saying that the video was fake and his said verdict was made sans any pressure or blackmailing.

In response Maryam Nawaz had presented more footage to substantiate her claim that Arshad Malik was forced to convict deposed PM Nawaz Sharif. 

As soon as the IHC’s decision about removal of Arshad Malik was made public, Maryam Nawaz stated that her allegation regarding pressurizing the judge was thus proved and it should be made part of Nawaz Sharif’s appeal for acquittal.

Justice Farooq has told the IHC Registrar to make documents including Arshad Malik’s letter and affidavit part of pending appeals of Nawaz Sharif against Al- Azizia reference.