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February 7, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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JI to observe Feb 8 as ‘black day’

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman confirmed that his party will observe February 8 as the “black day”. Addresssing a press conference in Lahore, Rehman said: “Many of the people sitting in the parliament due to the Form-47. The government came into power through rigging. The opposition is also not interested in running the campaign on the basis of Form-45.” “We will announce a big march following the black day,” he said. He lamented the ballooning inflation, saying, “Ramazan is around the corner but the inflation is increasing continuously.” “The prime minister is making claims of witnessing the drop in

January 10, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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JI announces nationwide protests from January 17 over electricity prices

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a nationwide protest on January 17 against the government’s failure to reduce electricity prices. Addressing a press conference, JI Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman criticised the government over the economic situation and said that while Prime Minister claims improvements in the stock market and economic indicators, the prices of essential items like petrol and food remain unaffected. Raising concerns about Independent Power Producers (IPPs) the JI chief said that despite their closures, electricity bills have not decreased. He alleged that the government gives Rs. 2 trillion to IPPs, exempts them from income tax, and burdens salaried individuals