Bilawal, Shehbaz condemn Jang Group/Geo Editor-in-Chief's arrest.

ISLAMABAD -- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday condemned Jang Group/Geo's Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakilur Rehman's arrest by the National Accountability Burea (NAB).

The allegations against the Jang Group CEO is related to a property he allegedly bought illegally from a Government entity more than 34 years ago. The property, in fact, was bought from a private party and all evidence of this was provided to NAB including the legal requirements that were fulfilled such as the payment of duty and taxes.

Bilawal's spokesperson, Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said,"We have been pointing out NAB's attitude of exacting political revenge since day one," he said. "Imran Khan is using NAB to target people he does not like."

He said that NAB arresting the Editor-in-Chief of the largest media group in Pakistan was an attack on freedom of press. He said that the prime minister was trying to snatch freedom of expression through threats and coercion.

Khokhar demanded the immediate release of Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman.

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said media was the fourth pillar of the state which "fascist rulers" were trying to destroy. "We can smell...