Pakistani officials say hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party have started a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after authorities detained several people to stop them from holding a rally in the neighboring capital, citing security reasons.
Supporters of the Pakistani religious group “Jamaat-e-Islami” chant anti-government slogans during a protest against the price hike and additional taxes and increasing electricity and gas tariffs, in Islamabad , Pakistan, Friday, July 26, 2024. Security personnel detain Supporters of the Pakistani religious group “Jamaat-e-Islami” during a protest against the price hike and additional taxes and increasing electricity and gas tariffs, in Islamabad , Pakistan, Friday, July 26, 2024.
The Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party originally issued a call for holding the sit-in near the parliament building in Islamabad to pressure the government to withdraw a substantial increase in electricity costs, which have drawn nationwide criticism. People complain they are getting electricity bills even higher than their salaries.
Naeem-ur-Rehman, who heads Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, told demonstrators in Rawalpindi that he was willing to stage the sit-in even for weeks. He said police arrested a large number of the party’s supporters to prevent them from staging the sit-in in Islamabad. Authorities say electricity fees have been increased to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fund during negotiations that led to a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal for Pakistan earlier this month.
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