JI chief vows to escalate protest until petroleum levy is scrapped
LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Thursday announced a phased escalation of JI’s campaign against the petroleum levy, declaring that a nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike was on cards if the government failed to withdraw the levy and reduce fuel prices. Addressing participants of the JI sit-in outside the Punjab Chief Minister’s House, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman said…
Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, declared on Thursday that his political party would escalate its protest against the petroleum levy until it was scrapped. The party plans to stage a nationwide wheel-jam and shutdown strike if the government fails to withdraw the levy and reduce fuel prices. If the sit-in continues, JI will hold public gatherings and protest camps across the country before eventually moving towards a long march on Islamabad.
Rehman warned that the march would not be symbolic and emphasized that the party had begun preparations for sustained mobilisation. He thanked various groups, including lawyers, traders, religious scholars, students, farmers, workers, and women, for their participation in the Lahore sit-in. The JI chief announced that similar sit-ins were ongoing in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar, with the protests attracting large crowds.
He revealed that the party would set up support camps in every district and locality and seek to take the movement to the grassroots.
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