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Islamabad long march

PTI postpones Islamabad long march to Oct 4

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PTI postpones

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has postponed its planned long march toward Islamabad from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced Friday.

Afridi said the PTI’s long march would depart from Peshawar on Oct. 4. The announcement confirmed earlier reports that the party’s political committee had decided to defer the march.

The decision came after a meeting of the PTI political committee, where party leaders discussed preparations for the march and the prevailing political situation.

Earlier, party sources had indicated that a second meeting would be held to consult Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Raja Nasir Abbas before a formal announcement was made.

Sources said PTI leaders, including Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Asad Qaiser, Junaid Akbar and Sohail Afridi, had discussed postponing the march to allow more time for preparations.

The sources also cited logistical challenges and a lack of expected financial support for the march among the factors discussed by the party leadership.

JI announces Islamabad long march for Sep 20

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JI announces

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Friday announced a long march toward Islamabad on Sept. 20 against inflation, rising petroleum prices and the petroleum levy.

Addressing a Jamaat-e-Islami protest gathering in Gujranwala, Rehman said the party had decided to turn its ongoing protests and sit-ins into a long march after talks with the government failed.

He said the Sept. 20 march would be “historic” and urged people across the country to participate.

“The government must abolish the petroleum levy and cut its own expenditures,” Rehman said, adding that the government could not claim it had no resources while imposing additional burdens on citizens.

He warned that if the levy was not withdrawn, his party would launch a movement seeking the government’s removal.

Rehman also criticized government spending and questioned the use of expensive official aircraft, saying ordinary citizens were struggling with rising costs while those in power enjoyed privileges.

“Listen, Shehbaz Sharif, and listen to the public’s anger,” he said, warning the prime minister over the growing public discontent.

The Jamaat-e-Islami chief said the government’s economic policies had opened the way for corruption and called for an end to what he described as excessive taxes and expenditures.

Meanwhile, heavy rain and strong winds disrupted the party’s ongoing sit-in in Rawalpindi, damaging the screen system at Liaquat Bagh. Participants listened to Rehman’s address through an audio system as water accumulated along the road near Liaquat Bagh Chowk.

Rehman also said he would lead the Rawalpindi-Islamabad march scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, as part of the party’s ongoing protest campaign.