ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced holding sit-ins across the country from August 16.
In this regard, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Jamaat-e-Islami emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman here on Saturday.
The meeting was attended by the leaders of all provinces and major cities via video link, in which it was decided to celebrate Independence Day in a grand manner, due to which it was decided to hold sit-ins on August 16 instead of August 9.
Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said that on August 16, sit-ins will be held simultaneously in all four provinces, Independence Day will also be celebrated, and sit-ins will begin across the country on August 16.
He said that a sit-in with millions of workers will be held outside the Chief Minister's House in Lahore, while sit-ins will be held outside the governor's houses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan.
He said the rulers must stop oppression and tyranny, and that they will be forced to retreat through sit-ins. On Friday, demonstrations were organised at 510 places, which was the voice of the whole of Pakistan, demanding that the levy be abolished and petrol be made cheaper.
The JI chief said when Jamaat-e-Islami raised its voice against IPPs, it demanded that the rulers accept its demands.
On the other hand, welcoming the defence agreement between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said that this agreement will end our dependence on enemies. Qatar, Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia should also be included in the defence agreement.
He said that if all Islamic countries join this agreement, a strong bloc will be formed.