Hafiz Naeem to announce countrywide strike date on 13 Rabi-ul-Awwal
By The BriefBrief
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the party will announce the date for a countrywide strike on 13 Rabi-ul-Awwal. He made the remarks in Lahore during a protest movement against petroleum levy and rising inflation, adding that a march to Islamabad would follow the strike and sit-ins would continue until the levy is abolished.
WHO:Hafiz Naeemur Rehman (Jamaat-e-Islami)
WHAT:Said Jamaat-e-Islami will announce the date of a countrywide strike on 13 Rabi-ul-Awwal and call for a march to Islamabad afterward
WHEN:Reported Aug 25, 2026 at 7:31 AM ET
WHERE:Lahore, Pakistan
WHY:He said the government must abolish the Petroleum Levy, and protest sit-ins would continue until it is abolished.
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