JI to Launch Post-Ramazan Nationwide Drive Against IPPs
The party portrays the IPP sector as an elite-backed cartel that is squeezing the economy.
Overview
- JI chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman announced the post-Ramazan campaign at a public gathering in Haripur, according to a party release from Lahore.
- He urged youth to prepare for sustained protests and criticized family-dominated parties, singling out PPP and PML-N.
- Rehman alleged the state pays nearly Rs2,000 billion annually to IPPs, contrasting it with what he described as insufficient funding for free education.
- He categorically opposed any Pakistani role in a Gaza mechanism that could disarm Hamas or deploy troops and condemned Israel.
- He attacked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s suggestion to nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and promoted cheaper solar and hydropower options.