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Industrialists, traders, economists slam Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest

Industrialists, traders, economists slam Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrestKARACHI/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A cross-section of country’s top industrialists, traders and economists have expressed their serious concerns over the arrest of Jang-Geo Group’s Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and demanded his quick release. Talking to the Geo News reporter, Riaz Andy they said that by arresting

NAB law, procedures prove Mir Shakil is in illegal custody

NAB law, procedures prove Mir Shakil is in illegal custodyISLAMABAD: Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of the Jang-Geo Group, is in the illegal custody of NAB as the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 does not authorise the NAB chairman to arrest anyone at the complaint verification stage.

Akhtar Mengal condemns arrest of Mir Shakil

Akhtar Mengal condemns arrest of Mir ShakilKARACHI: The Chairman Balochistan National Party (Mengal), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, reiterated his condemnation over the arbitrary arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, saying media played a vital role to strengthen the democratic institutions of any country. Talking to Geo News

Jang chief editor’s physical remand extended

Jang chief editor’s physical remand extendedLAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday extended physical remand of Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman to the NAB in a case of 54-kanal land allegedly allotted to him by then Punjab chief minister Nawaz Sharif in 1986. A NAB prosecutor assisted by

Opposition’s multiparty moot condemns Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest

Opposition’s multiparty moot condemns Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrestKARACHI/ LAHORE: The participants of a multiparty conference, called by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Tuesday condemned the growing atmosphere of media coercion and the restrictions on the freedom of speech. While speaking at the conference through video

Media gag

At a time when the cooperation of the media could play a vital role in defeating the corona crisis which has crippled us, NAB continues its vendetta against Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and the Jang/Geo group. The accountability body has been unable to produce evidence in court, in its case involving land purchase which dates back 34 […]