Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday stated the occasion has postponed the subsequent part of its march on Islamabad and would stay in Multan till a gathering with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Addressing a press convention in Multan, Hafiz Naeem stated the prime minister had contacted him and requested that the march be postponed, whereas additionally inviting the JI management for talks.
“We will certainly meet the prime minister,” he stated, including that discussions would happen as soon as PM Shehbaz returned to Pakistan.
Hafiz Naeem stated the JI sit-in in Multan would proceed till the assembly, reiterating that the occasion wouldn’t withdraw from its protest motion.
“No matter occurs, we’ll proceed our motion and the sit-ins will proceed,” he stated.
The JI chief stated the federal government’s reduction measures have been inadequate and reiterated the occasion’s demand for a discount in gasoline costs and the abolition of the petroleum levy.
He stated JI had introduced a number of proposals to the federal government geared toward reducing petrol costs, however officers maintained that the levy couldn’t be diminished due to the nation’s commitments beneath the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) programme.
The JI emir stated the occasion would search written assurances from the federal government earlier than making any choice concerning its future plan of action.
He stated a number of rounds of conferences had been held with federal ministers earlier than the march, whereas the occasion’s nationwide protest marketing campaign had put strain on the federal government.
Hafiz Naeem stated JI had held sit-ins at 510 areas throughout the nation and staged a shutter-down strike as a part of its marketing campaign towards rising gasoline costs and inflation.
He stated the occasion has no private agenda and was searching for reduction for the general public amid rising dwelling prices.
Hafiz Naeem reiterated that Jamaat-e-Islami would proceed its marketing campaign whereas partaking in negotiations with the federal government.
PM urges JI chief to postpone Islamabad sit-in
PM Shehbaz spoke to Hafiz Naeem by phone and requested him to postpone the sit-in in Islamabad, the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) stated in an announcement.
In the course of the dialog, the prime minister stated the federal government was offering reduction on petroleum merchandise to economically susceptible and middle-income sections of society amid tough circumstances.
He stated the federal government would proceed making efforts to supply reduction to the general public to the extent doable.
In line with the PMO, Hafiz Naeem welcomed the prime minister’s suggestion and stated Jamaat-e-Islami was contemplating suspending the sit-in.
The 2 leaders agreed to satisfy after the prime minister’s return from his go to and proceed consultations on the matter, the PMO stated.
