Sit-in to continue until govt meets our demands: Hafiz Naeem

 ISLAMABAD – The Jamaat-e-Islami emir, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, declared on Saturday that the JI sit-in will continue until the government met their demands.

Addressing sit-in participants, the JI emir stated that the sit-in had awoken the people, and that people had placed their trust in the JI to represent them during the nine-day protest.

Mr. Rehman described the gathering as a watershed moment in Pakistan’s political history, and announced that Karachiites would protest with a sit-in.

Criticizing the government for failing to clear capacity payments to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and its inability to manage ever-increasing inflation, the JI emir shared personal experiences of meeting people who had sold their motorcycles to pay their electricity bills.

Speaking about negotiations with the government, he stated that nothing significant emerged from the two rounds of talks between the JI and the administration’s dialogue committees.

“The sit-in participants will stage a walk to express solidarity with Palestine,” according to his summary.