{"id":8704,"date":"2020-03-25T16:32:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pakistanpressfoundation.org\/?p=98462"},"modified":"2020-03-25T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:32:49","slug":"oppositions-multiparty-moot-condemns-mir-shakil-ur-rahmans-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/oppositions-multiparty-moot-condemns-mir-shakil-ur-rahmans-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition\u2019s multiparty moot condemns Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman\u2019s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
KARACHI\/ LAHORE: The participants of a multiparty conference, called by Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Tuesday condemned the growing atmosphere of media coercion and the restrictions on the freedom of speech.<\/p>\n
While speaking at the conference through video link, the opposition leaders severely criticised the arrest of Jang\/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a fake property case. They demanded immediate release of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and stressed government to focus on solving Pakistan\u2019s urgent issues instead of pursuing political vendettas.<\/p>\n
The meeting also urged payment of all dues of the media on urgent basis so that they could effectively play their role as the fourth pillar of the state.<\/p>\n
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