JI stages rallies against high POL prices, rising inflation
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) activists held protests across several cities in Pakistan to demonstrate against rising inflation and high petroleum prices. Protesters demanded that the government cap fuel prices and withdraw what they described as unjust taxes.
Why it matters
The protests highlight growing public dissatisfaction with the Pakistani government's economic management and the cost-of-living crisis.
comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source LAKKI MARWAT/DERA ISMAIL KHAN/SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Jamaat-i-Islami activists on Friday staged demonstrations against the high prices of petroleum products and rising inflation in the country.
Carrying party flags, JI activists converged at the Kargil Chowk in Lakki Marwat city and raised slogans against the government’s ‘anti-people’ policies.
Speaking on the occasion, JI district emir Mufti Irfanullah and others said the prices of petroleum products had increased manifold during the last couple of months, thus adding to the miseries of people.
They alleged that when oil prices fell in the international market, the government did not pass on the benefit to the masses. They also termed the petroleum levy a cruel tax and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
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