Early life
Career
In late 1990s, during
Nawaz Sharif second term as Prime Minister, Shakil was first asked by Sharif's government to dismiss some of the staff members of the Jang Group. On Shakil's refusal a number of tax evasion cases were filed against his news group amounting to 40 million US dollars, followed by freezing of bank accounts and seizure of their assets. The government withdrew after some controversial phone conversations between governments aides and Shakil were made public by Shakil .
[4][5]Shakil established a Television channel network by the name of
Geo TV in 2002.
[6]Achievements
Business Week magazine, in a report published in the issue of 11 July 2005, selected Mir Shakil ur Rahman in its list of
25 Stars of Asia, for their role in bringing change in their respective field in Asia. They wrote that
Geo TV launched by Mir Shakil ur Rahman has become one of the most popular TV channels in Pakistan. The GEO TV network has quickly evolved into Pakistan's biggest network of channels.
[citation needed] Media industry associations
Mir Shakil ur Rahman has also served as president of
All Pakistan Newspapers Society in 2006.
[7] He remained a convener of Wage Board Committee of the society in 2010.
[8] He was the President of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors in 1995-96 and 2003–04 and the president of Pakistan Broadcasters Association in 2005.
[9] Shakil served as a member of Press Council of Pakistan in 2013.
[10]He is the youngest son of
Mir Khalil ur Rehman who was the founder and editor of the Jang newspaper.
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