Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a million march in Islamabad on December 29 to protest against the economic and political conditions in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, the Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, expressed concerns over the dire state of the nation’s economy and the political system.
Rehman compared Pakistan’s situation to that of Syria, highlighting how the Syrian government, under Bashar al-Assad, suppressed the people and denied them their rights. He pointed out that in Pakistan, a few influential individuals control the country’s resources, leading to economic inequality.
He criticized the current rise in the stock market, labeling it as a “fake rally,” with big players manipulating the market by directing investments into the stock exchange and benefiting from the reduction in interest rates. He emphasized that this practice has been seen before, contributing to a distortion of the economy.He also raised concerns about the dire situation in Sindh, particularly Karachi, where he claimed that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been ruling for 17 years but has failed to deliver basic services.
