JI warns of nationwide wheel-jam strike unless govt provides economic relief
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday warned that the party would launch a nationwide wheel-jam strike if the government delayed approving public demands for economic relief. The development came two days after a countrywide protest , during which six party workers were arrested for allegedly burning motorcycles and tyres in Karachi. The JI has distanced itself…
The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has threatened a nationwide wheel-jam strike if the government fails to provide economic relief, following a countrywide protest where six party workers were arrested for allegedly burning motorcycles and tyres in Karachi. Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, along with Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah, announced that the JI and the federal government would form committees to recommend measures for reducing the petroleum levy and providing relief to the public.
Rehman also criticised the current administration and bureaucracy, describing them as an unconstitutional "Form-47 arrangement" that is passing the burden of its inefficiency and extravagance onto the public through heavy taxation.
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