Event Brief
JI warns to expand sit-ins into wheel-jam strike
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 12:10 PM ET
Summary: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned that the party will expand its ongoing sit-ins into a nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike the week after 12th Rabiul Awwal (August 26) if the government does not abolish the petroleum levy. He also said JI would set up protest camps nationwide and could march on Islamabad on foot if demands are not met.
WHO: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman (JI Emir)
WHAT: Warned that JI will expand ongoing sit-ins into a nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike and establish protest camps, with a possible foot march on Islamabad if the petroleum levy is not abolished
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM ET
WHERE: Islamabad, Pakistan
WHY: The warning is tied to the government failing to abolish the petroleum levy.
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