JI to observe Gaza week from October 1 till 7

To express solidarity with the beleaguered residents of Gaza, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will observe Gaza week from October 1 till 7 and hold a million march in Karachi on October 6, which will be followed by countrywide protests on October 7.

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman made this announcement while addressing a press conference at the Karachi JI headquarters, Idara Noor-e-Haq, on Monday. He demanded that the government observe October 7 on the national level as an expression of solidarity with the people of Palestine and their freedom fighters.

He appealed to the nation to take to the streets at 12 noon on October 7 to express solidarity with their Palestinian brothers and sisters. Talking about the so-called judicial reforms, he said it seems that the government wanted to penetrate into the judiciary through a hidden door. He asked the government to follow the just rule of seniority.

Commenting on the government’s agreement with regard to reversal of electricity charges, he said the JI-government agreement on independent power producers had already time lapsed and the party leadership would announce its future course of action on Tuesday.

During the past 45 days, the government failed to take any substantial measure to provide relief to the people, he said, adding that now, a wheel jam strike spanning from one to three days, march to Islamabad, call against not paying electricity bills and other options were under consideration.