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Dr Baig shows concerns over arrest of Mir Shakil

Dr Baig shows concerns over arrest of Mir ShakilKARACHI: Former SVP FPCCI, Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig has expressed serious concerns over the arrest of editor-in-chief of Jang/GEO group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in a 34-year-old property case.Dr Baig said he had grave concerns over implications of the arrest

Journalists continue protest against arrest of Jang-Geo head

Journalists continue protest against arrest of Jang-Geo headLAHORE/RAWALPINDI: The Jang/Geo Media Group workers and other journalists on Tuesday continued protests against arrest of the Group’s Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a fake case and demanded his immediate release. They expressed strong concern

Sindh political, HR organisations demand MSR’s release

Sindh political, HR organisations demand MSR’s releaseSUKKUR: The members of political and nationalist parties and human rights organisations from Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Larkana, Naushahro Feroze, Ghotki, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot and other districts demanded immediate release of Jang-Geo group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. PPP leader Engineer Khan Muhammad Phulpoto said

Jang/Geo head would stand vindicated: Shujaat

LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-Q leader Ch Shujaat Hussain said Tuesday he had studied the NAB case of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief.
Talking to Hamid Mir, the host of Geo News programme Capital Talk, Shujaat said he was confide…

Freedom of media

Freedom of mediaIt is a matter of shame that even after 73 years of independence our governments have not realized and understood the importance of freedom of expression. We have had a long history of demonstrations and movements against the highhandedness of the various governments that tried to suppress the media

Facts expose NAB’s fishy handling of Jang/Geo chief’s case

Facts expose NAB’s fishy handling of Jang/Geo chief’s caseISLAMABAD: From call up notice of NAB’s “Complaint Verification Cell” to the arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the Editor-in-Chief of the Jang/Geo Group, the entire handling of the case by the Bureau’s Lahore office was both unusual and

Amnesty Int’l concerned over Jang/Geo head’s arrest

Amnesty Int’l concerned over Jang/Geo head’s arrestCOLOMBO/BRUSSELS: Amnesty International Monday expressed deep concern over the arrest of Jang/Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakeel-ur-Rahman. A twitter message sai: “Amnesty International is deeply concerned with the arrest of Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rahman in what appears to be yet