JI warns it will expand ongoing sit-ins into wheel-jam, shutter-down strike

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday warned that the JI would expand its ongoing sit-ins into a nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike the week after 12th Rabiul Awwal (August 26) if the government failed to abolish the petroleum levy. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said the party would, in addition, establish protest camps across the country in support of its campaign. He said the JI could also march on Islamabad on foot if the ...

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