Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday said that the citizens are fed up with the inflated electricity bills and want immediate relief.
Addressing a protest sit-in outside Sindh Governor House in Karachi, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned the government that if the nation’s demands are not met, the situation in Pakistan could become like Sri Lanka or Bangladesh
“We do not want confrontation, but we should not be forced to take the path (used by the protestors) of Sri Lanka or Bangladesh,” he added.
The JI chief asked the government to take immediate action to address the issue. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman also criticised the government’s agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), saying that they are faulty and caused huge losses to the national exchequer.
He demanded the government to reveal the details of the agreements made with IPPs and take action against those have caused losses to the country.
