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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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CPJ demands Pakistan release Jang Media Group CEO Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman

?Pakistan?s National Accountability Bureau should immediately release Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman and drop the obviously drummed-up case against him,? said Steven Butler, CPJ?s Asia program coordinator. ?This arrest over a 34-year-old land deal makes a mockery of Pakistan?s claim to be a democracy that upholds freedom of the press.?

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Why a media mogul was arrested in Pakistan

Mir Shakilur Rahman is the editor-in-chief of the Jang group which owns some of Pakistan's most widely circulated newspapers, as well as the popular Geo television network. The arrest is being seen by journalists and human rights activists as more evidence that free media and political dissent are being silenced in Pakistan.

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Pakistan anti-graft body arrests newspaper, TV mogul Rehman

Human rights groups say the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, elected in 2018, has failed to protect freedom of speech in Pakistan. Before becoming prime minister, Khan often publicly said that he would have Rehman arrested if he came into power.

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Pakistan arrests head of largest media group

Formed in 2000 by the former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf, NAB is often accused of targeting opposition parties. A Jang Group spokesperson in a statement condemned the arrest, and accused the government of trying to stifle freedom of press.

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Pakistan: Release Media Group Editor

?The space for dissent in Pakistan is shrinking fast, and anyone who criticizes government actions can become a target,? said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. ?Detaining Mir Shakilur Rehman is just the latest case of harassment against Pakistan?s beleaguered media.?

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