Muhammad Rehan
D.I. KHAN: Jamaat-e-Islami Dera Ismail Khan staged a protest sit-in and blocked the road at Qureshi Mor against the increase in petroleum prices, petroleum levy and rising inflation.
The protest was held on the call of Jamaat-e-Islami central emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman and was led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa South President Yousaf Khattak, District Emir Manzar Masood Khattak, Zahid Mohibullah Advocate, Maulana Saleemullah Arshad, Asad Jan and other leaders.
The protesters carried Jamaat-e-Islami flags and displayed large banners at the protest site. Addressing the gathering, speakers said government charges and the petroleum levy were contributing to rising prices and increasing the burden on ordinary citizens.
They said the poor were facing severe difficulties due to inflation and alleged that the government had failed to provide meaningful relief to the public.
The speakers said Jamaat-e-Islami stood with the people and demanded an immediate reduction in petroleum prices and the withdrawal of the petroleum levy to control inflation and provide relief to citizens.
