JI to hold sit-in outside Lahore CM House

Lahore: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced to stage a sit-in outside the Chief Minister's House in Lahore on August 11.

Jamaat spokesperson Qaiser Sharif stated Tuesday that JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman will also address the Lahore sit-in.

The spokesperson said that Jamaat-e-Islami will expand the scope of protest to more cities.

Ziauddin Ansari said that the people of Lahore know how to take someone down whom they lift to power. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman is the only hope of this desperate nation, he said.

Abdul Aziz Abid advised rulers to learn from Bangladesh's happenings. Ousted PM Hasina Wajid could not subdue the people despite all her dominance. He said that Jamaat workers were die-hard and persistent.