JI to block highways nationwide on Aug 7 over inflation, rising fuel prices

Jamaat-i-Islami announces nationwide road blockade against petroleum levy

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced a nationwide highway blockade and sit-ins on Aug 7 as part of the second phase of the party’s anti-petroleum levy and anti-inflation campaign. The government had announced a petroleum and carbon levy on June 14, 2025, under an iron-clad commitment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The JI campaign demands the immediate abolition of the petroleum levy, c…

JI to block highways nationwide on Aug 7 over inflation, rising fuel prices

Warns that any attempt to suppress the peaceful protest could turn the movement into an anti-government campaign

Jamaat-e-Islami announces protest against inflation on August 7 across Pakistan

LAHORE – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a protest campaign against inflation and government-imposed taxes, including a plan to block major highways across Pakistan on August 7. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, JI Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman criticised the government’s economic policies, particularly the petroleum levy, calling it an unjust financial burden on the public. He questioned the rationale behind the levy and alleged that th…

Jamaat-e-Islami calls August 7 street protest against petrol levy

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami has announced it will hold a street protest on August 7 against the government’s levy and taxes on petrol, terming the charge an “extortion levy” that is unacceptable for ordinary people. Speaking to the media in Karachi, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said the youth should come out on the streets, park their motorcycles as part of the demonstration, and record their protest peacefully and collectively. He s…