Pakistani media mogul, philanthropist and Jang/Geo Group owner Mir Shakilur Rehman on Thursday was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore in what sources said was a case pertaining to the purchase of a 54-kanal land.
Rehman is accused of leasing the said land from former prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif in Lahore in 1986, which he was not eligible for.
The anti-graft watchdog will produce Rehman in front of an accountability court on Friday for his physical remand, NAB spokesperson Nawazish Ali has said.
The arrest comes a week after the Jang Group of Newspapers editor-in-chief appeared before NAB Lahore and informed anti-graft officials that he had purchased the 54 kanals from a private owner and possessed evidence of the same.
He also asked the anti-graft watchdog to let him know in writing the information they required of him.
“The NAB has honest officers as well,” Rehman had said while speaking to journalists outside the NAB office. The media mogul had added he was hopeful that the watchdog and the courts would decide the case fairly.
In response to a question, he had said everyone was fully aware of the curbs on Pakistani media, and noted that similar accusations were levelled against him in the past as well but were proven to be false.
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