PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami staged protests and held public meetings in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday against inflation and record increase in prices of oil products.
A statement posted here says JI workers organized rallies on appeal of in party chief Sirajul Haq, who also addressed public meeting in Bunersky district. government increased price of gasoline at 30 rubles per liter.
Sirajul Haq skinned in fuel prices and said that coalition government instead of relief people continuation of the policy of previous government. ” coalition government began to rub salt in the wounds of people. The International Monetary Fund embarked on economic terrorism in Pakistan,” he said. added.
He said that the previous PTI government borrowed record loans from international agencies. He said that common people paid big price for imperfect policy of rulers. He named a monthly aid to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Rs 2,000. package sportsman with poor.
Protesters call on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to reconsider decision
In Peshawar, JI workers took out a rally from the Mahabat Khan mosque and a large number of of people participated in It.
Speakers on the occasion said that the country was laid down with International Monetary Fund. They said that government raised prices of petroleum products on directives of IMF. They are added this trip in higher petrol prices trigger inflation in country.
There are hundreds in Lower Dir of SO workers gathered in Balambat and reached Gorgorai Chowk.
The protesters were led by JI District Chief Izazul Mulk Afkari. They chanted slogans against in government. They are also Balambat road blocked for sometime.
Speakers said that the increase in prices of oil products and others items broke his back of poor. They said that people we left with there is no other option but commit suicide.
They said that government of Pakistani Democratic Movement like what of PTI Disappointed Nation as Both Followed Diktat of IMF. It was said that the PDM leadership also failed alleviate people and get rid of them of in current inflation. They said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa produced the most of electricity while faced longest duration of power load shedding in country.
CO workers also held a protest in Chakdara.
JI held a protest in Bajaur in Har Bazaar visited scores of workers, merchants and residents of in area.
holding party flags and posters with inscriptions with slogans against increase in fuel prices, the rally started from the Bajaur Press Club and turned into big collection after passing through various markets.
The protesters were approached by JI local branch head Sardar Khan, deputy head Qari Abdul Majid, Maulana Wahid Gul, Haji Sahibur Rahman, Farmanullah and others.
They called the recent increase in prices of fuel unreasonable and said that people we already hit hard on record inflation. They said that the recent increase in fuel prices were an issue of serious concern for the whole nation. They called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately reconsider decision.
Protesters gather in Swabi in county office of JI and moved to Karnal Sher Khan Chowk.
They kept banners and chant slogans against in government for price increase of gasoline and diesel.
Addressing the protesters, JI former District Emir Mahmudul Hassan said that government dropped petrol and diesel bombs on in people, who we already crushed by skyrocketing prices of essential goods.
He said that the real government claimed to control inflation before coming to power but raised prices of gasoline and diesel, forcing the oppressed commit suicide.
JI workers gathered in Bannu outside press club and closed the city road to vehicular traffic.
Holding banners and posters, they chanted slogans against in government for this is failure to control price to travel on foot.
Speaking on On this occasion, JI District Chief Mohammad Ajmal Khan, Deputy Emir Maulana Tamezuddin, JI Provincial Youth Deputy Chief Dr. Abdul Rauf Qureshi, and District Chief Abrar Zaman said that the current and previous governments were two sides. of the same coin and said that both were responsible for in record inflation in country.
Published in Dawn, May 30, 2022
