LAHORE: An
accountability court on Monday extended Jang/Geo Media Group’s
Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s judicial remand till June 29. 

Judge Jawad ul Hasan
conducted proceedings of the reference against MSR. NAB prosecutor Asim Mumtaz
and MSR’s attorney were present during the hearing. 

“We have come
to know that Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is ill?” inquired the court. 

“Yes, he is
undergoing treatment,” replied MSR’s attorney. 

Postponing his
judicial remand till June 29, the court sought a report of MSR’s reference from
NAB. 

Ninety-four days have
passed since the Jang/Geo Media Group’s Editor-in-Chief has
been arrested but a case has yet to be registered against him. 

MSR was arrested on
March 12 in a fake, concocted case pertaining to the purchase of a property 34
years ago. 

Since then, his arrest
has been condemned by journalists and international media freedom bodies around
the world. 

Newspaper: Geo