JI warns of nationwide wheel-jam strike over relief
By The BriefBrief
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned it will launch a nationwide wheel-jam strike if the government delays approving public demands for economic relief. The warning follows a countrywide protest two days earlier in which six party workers were arrested in Karachi over alleged burning of motorcycles and tyres.
WHO:Hafiz Naeemur Rehman and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI)
WHAT:JI warned of a nationwide wheel-jam strike unless the government approves economic relief demands.
WHEN:Sep 5, 2026
WHERE:Pakistan
WHY:JI said the strike would be launched if the government delayed approving public demands for economic relief.