{"id":9062,"date":"2020-06-16T18:18:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pakistanpressfoundation.org\/?p=99175"},"modified":"2020-06-16T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:18:14","slug":"accountability-court-extends-mir-shakil-ur-rahmans-judicial-remand-till-june-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/accountability-court-extends-mir-shakil-ur-rahmans-judicial-remand-till-june-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountability court extends Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman\u2019s judicial remand till June 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
LAHORE: An\naccountability court on Monday extended Jang\/Geo <\/em>Media Group’s\nEditor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s judicial remand till June 29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Judge Jawad ul Hasan\nconducted proceedings of the reference against MSR. NAB prosecutor Asim Mumtaz\nand MSR’s attorney were present during the hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “We have come\nto know that Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is ill?” inquired the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Yes, he is\nundergoing treatment,” replied MSR’s attorney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Postponing his\njudicial remand till June 29, the court sought a report of MSR’s reference from\nNAB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ninety-four days have\npassed since the Jang\/Geo<\/em> Media Group’s Editor-in-Chief has\nbeen arrested but a case has yet to be registered against him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MSR was arrested on\nMarch 12 in a fake, concocted case pertaining to the purchase of a property 34\nyears ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since then, his arrest\nhas been condemned by journalists and international media freedom bodies around\nthe world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n