JI protests power outages, inflation in KP
CHARSADDA: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) staged a protest at Farooq Azam Chowk here on Friday against the petroleum levy, rising inflation, prolonged power outages, farmers’ problems and alleged corruption, demanding immediate relief for the public and measures to address issues confronting the agriculture sector. The protesters warned that if prolonged power outages were not addressed, the party would…
CHARSADDA—The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) organized a protest in Farooq Azam Chowk on Friday, voicing discontent over petroleum levies, inflation, frequent power outages, agricultural challenges, and alleged corruption. The demonstrators demanded urgent relief for citizens and solutions to agricultural sector issues. JI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa deputy general secretary Sohail Ahmad, Charsadda district leader Shah Hussain Advocate, general secretary Fawad Ahmad, District Bar Association president Mujeebur Rehman Advocate, and others criticized the petroleum levy, calling it an added financial strain.
They had been protesting against the levy for three to four months, led by JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, amid rising inflation that significantly reduced people's purchasing power. The speakers asserted that Pakistan was saddled with Rs999 billion in debt, with every citizen owing around Rs400,000. They further argued that even infants were encumbered by the nation's debts.
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