Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Muhammad Naeem on Tuesday announced a nationwide sit-in on September 29 in a bid to ask the government to reduce electricity prices, ARY News reported.
A case has been filed against Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, the Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, as well as party employees and officials for organising a gathering in Sahiwal without authorisation, ARY News reported.
Rehman was speaking at a membership campaign ceremony in Lahore on Friday, where he said that Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif must not complain about the actions his party would take if the agreement does not materialise
A report by The New York Times has highlighted the challenges faced by people in Pakistan due to a significant internet slowdown, which digital researchers and analysts suggest is an attempt by the government to stifle dissent.
Hafiz Naeem, the chief of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan, has warned that his party may organise a Long March if the federal government fails to implement the power tariff agreement reached after their sit-in, once the 45-day deadline expires, Dawn reported.
Pakistan's Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has announced another protest days after his party deferred its two-week-long protest in Rawalpindi.
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Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, a senior leader of the radical political party, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has called a nationwide shutter down strike amid the ongoing protests in Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune reported.
Sharif said that the government is aware of the taxes imposed on the salaried class and his administration protected consumers using up to 200 units of electricity
He warned that delay in addressing the demands of JI, including the elimination of contracts with independent power producers (IPPs), will cost the rulers dearly, potentially sparking a larger crisis.