JI announces march against govt on May 16

Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Tuesday announced a protest march against the government on May 16, saying that they will force the government to solve the problems.

While addressing a press conference in Karachi, Jamat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said that Jamat-e-Islami emerged as a major party in the local elections, the people of Karachi stand with it. JI is an organized party and an institution. It does not run on inheritance.

Naeem-ur-Rehman stated that Jamat-e-Islami will fight the case of Karachi throughout Pakistan. Karachi pays the highest tax in Pakistan and JI has decided not to leave the people alone.

JI Ameer added that the voice of Karachi will now be taken to the whole of Pakistan. Karachi is mini Pakistan, no party is involved in Karachi. Karachi is run on an ad hoc basis. The population of Karachi is 35 million. All three together have countered the population of Karachi. The issue of census should not be ignored.

He further said that package was announced on K-4 but K-4 project could not be done. S4 sewerage plan was not done, circular railway was inaugurated many times, no one wants to solve the problems of Karachi.

Hafiz Naeem continued to say that the centers for examinations in Karachi have been sold. Students are sitting on the ground and handing out papers, there is no one to ask K-Electric, there is no electricity in the centres. The series of imposing mafias should be ended.

He further said that everyone knows the law and order situation in Sindh, a child was tied with chains, everyone saw the video, and people are not traveling on the motorway. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been in government for 16 years. The bandits cannot be powerful without the connivance. 70 people died in street crime.

Hafiz also stated that the people of Pakistan must stand firm against the oppressive rulers. ‘We will take our rights from the oppressive class. There is a problem of farmers in Lahore, on one side there are big landlords and on the other side there are small farmers, the government had promised to buy wheat. There is a niece’s government in Punjab, the government has backtracked on its announcement.

Amir Jamat-e-Islami added that the government has imposed on us on the basis of Form-47. These rulers are family enterprises and now they are saying that they will not buy wheat.

He said that the wheat crisis has not been solved yet, landlords are not taxed. The farmers who own 10 to 15 acres should not be burdened while those with thousands of acres of land do not pay tax.

Rehman continued to say that that farmers' march will be held in Lahore on May 16 and public issues and farmers' rights will be discussed in this march.

Hafiz Naeem further added that there is concern about the law and order situation in Azad Kashmir, Jamaat-e-Islami is with the people on the situation of Azad Kashmir while we fully support the peaceful protest and the problems of the people of Kashmir. The situation is alarming.

JI Ameer also stated that the protest happened because of the government. When nothing is provided to the people, public reaction is natural, but they cannot support miscreants in any way and due to the stupidity of Azad Kashmir, India has started talking about us.

He said that the rulers do not talk about India's atrocities in Occupied Kashmir, our government is silent on what India is doing, but India's goals will never be fulfilled.