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March 13, 2020

Political parties, journalists widely condemn Mir Shakil’s arrest

Political parties, journalists widely condemn Mir Shakil’s arrestSUKKUR: A cross section of political parties and journalists across Sukkur, Khairpur, Naushaharoferoze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Hyderabad and other cities strongly condemned the arrest of Jang Goup’s Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, terming it a cynical move of the government to coerce media

Jang/Geo head refused to come under NAB pressure

Jang/Geo head refused to come under NAB pressureISLAMABAD: The spokesperson of Jang, Geo Group has spilled the beans about the arrest of Group’s Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. In a statement, he said that till two days ago, the Chairman of Jang/Geo Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, was under tremendous pressure

Editor-in-chief denied medicines, food

Editor-in-chief denied medicines, foodLAHORE: The NAB authorities on Thursday, after arresting the Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group and Geo Network, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, seized his three mobile phones and a bag containing personal documents, and also denied him medicines and food. After the Editor-in-Chief was taken into custody during his visit for investigations

Arrest is NAB’s first flagrant violation of IHC verdict

Arrest is NAB’s first flagrant violation of IHC verdictISLAMABAD: Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest by NAB is the first flagrant violation of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision in which it had held that the executive power to arrest a person under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO)

Political leaders: arrest to weaken democracy

Political leaders: arrest to weaken democracyISLAMABAD: The political leadership of the country has condemned the arrest of Jang/Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by the NAB Lahore in a 34-year-old case pertaining to private property and termed it an attack on freedom of expression. Former president and the PPP

Media, HR groups, lawyers slam arrest

Media, HR groups, lawyers slam arrestISLAMABAD: National and international media bodies, civil society and human rights bodies have condemned the arrest of Jang/Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman and demanded his immediate release. “Pakistani authorities should immediately release Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, editor-in-chief of the Jang Media Group, the Committee to

Media freedom attacked: Jang/Geo editor-in-chief arrested

Media freedom attacked: Jang/Geo editor-in-chief arrestedLAHORE: The NAB has arrested Jang/Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in a case related to a property bought allegedly illegally from a government entity more than 34 years ago. The property, in fact, had been bought from a private party, and all evidence,