Protests staged across KP against flour crisis, price-hike

PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-e-Islam (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday staged separate protests across the province against the unbearable rise in the prices of daily commodities and held the government responsible for making the life of the people miserable.

The main rallies were held in the provincial capital. The JI workers staged their demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club, while the JUI-F activists organised a protest march from main GT Road to Hashtnagri.

The JI demonstration was led by the provincial president Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, vice-president Sabir Hussain Awan, district president Atiqur Rahman, JI Youth’s provincial president Siddiq Paracha and others.

The speakers on the occasion criticised the federal and provincial governments for their flawed policies which led to flour crisis. Mushtaq Ahmad said that Pakistan being an agricultural country was like a warehouse of wheat but still it was facing wheat crisis, which was a matter of shame for the incapable and incompetent rulers. He said that the rulers exported 500,000 tonnes of wheat earlier at cheaper rates and now they were importing 300,000 tonnes at much higher prices. He said that the prices of sugar, gas, electricity and petroleum products have also gone up beyond the reach of the people.

Mushtaq Ahmad said that the rulers through their incompetent have inflicted serious damage on the country. The economy of the country was badly ruined, he said, adding that the country was isolated among the comity of nations.

The JUI-F rally started from Nosho Baba mosque and the protestors after passing through main GT Road reached Hashtnagri where they staged a protest.

The rally was led by Maulana Amanullah Haqqani, Abdul Jalil Jan and others. The speakers on the occasion criticised the government and said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government deceived the masses through false claims.

The rulers also made the institution controversial through their flawed policies. The recent report by the Transparency International also exposed the false claims of the rulers about corruption.

JAMRUD: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) workers and leaders led by Zarghun Shah staged protest in the main bazaar of Jamrud against the price-hike. They chanted slogans against the government for failing to control price-hike.

CHARSADDA: The leaders and activists of JI and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) staged joint protest at the main Charsadda bazaar.

Speaking on the occasion, the JUI-F leader, former lawmaker Maulana Syed Gohar Shah and JI leader Muhammad Riaz Khan said that the Kartarpur Corridor could be set up overnight while Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) was taking years to complete.

KARAK: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Jamaat-e-Islami staged separate protests against price hike and asked the government to resign forthwith.

The rally of JUI-F, led by its district president Maulana Farooq and Maulana Mirzaqeem, marched through different bazaars of the district headquarters and later staged a public meeting at Saddam Chowk.

Meanwhile, JI district president led another protest demonstration in Sabirabad locality. The demonstrators said the government had lost the right to rule because of the spiraling prices of various commodities.

MARDAN: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam- Fazl, Mardan chapter, on Friday staged protest rally against inflation, flour and sugar crisis and the increase in the fees of Abdul Wali Khan University.

The rally was organized in front of Bagh Mosque on the Bank Road. A large number of JUI-F workers participated in the rally.

DIR: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat-i-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Upper Dir on Friday jointly organised a protest against flour crisis in the country.

Local leaders of both the parties along with their supporters and workers gathered at Dir Chowk. They were holding banners and placards inscribed slogans against the government.