Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman vows to take the movement against expensive electricity & IPP mafia to its logical conclusion
Urges the govt to provide relief to the people while its claims of controlling inflation are false
LAHORE ( WEB NEWS )
Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has vowed to take the movement against expensive electricity and the Independent Power Producers (IPP) mafia to its logical conclusion, urging the government to provide relief to the people. He criticized the government’s claims of controlling inflation, calling them false. He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his niece are to create an illusion of progress through advertisements.
Addressing participants at a central training session in Mansoorah, Rehman pointed out that the prices of essential commodities had risen further ahead of Ramadan. He dismissed the government as a product of Form 47, saying Pakistan’s rulers were overly reliant on the United States. “The way things are unfolding, the U.S. will find itself isolated globally, and those who continue to pin their hopes on it will sink along with it,” he remarked.
“America has a long history of terrorism, and now it is facing resistance worldwide,” he said, linking the recent defeats of Israel in Gaza and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as signs of declining U.S. influence. He pointed to growing opposition across Latin America against Washington’s policies and predicted that the U.S. and its allies would face further humiliation on the global stage. “The world is in search of a just system, and that system is none other than the Islamic system,” he declared, describing JI’s struggle as a mission for the establishment of divine rule.
He also highlighted the growing struggles of the middle class, stating that access to education and employment for the poor had been blocked, forcing the middle class to fight for survival.
The JI chief said the government is favoring mafias, questioning why the financial benefits from IPP agreements—amounting to Rs. 1,000 billion—were not being used for public relief. He criticized parliamentarians for raising their own salaries while burdening the salaried class with excessive taxes.
Rehman announced the launch of the second phase of JI’s “Bano Qabil” program in Lahore, aimed at providing free IT training to millions of children. He reaffirmed JI’s commitment to equal education and a uniform curriculum, stressing that the government must ensure quality and free education for all citizens.
“It is not a favor; it is the people’s right,” he stated, adding that JI had taken it upon itself to raise awareness, particularly among the youth, about their rights. He reiterated that the party’s struggle for public welfare would continue nationwide and that programs like “Bano Qabil” were part of JI’s broader efforts to create positive change.
“The future belongs to Jamaat-e-Islami,” he asserted, emphasizing the need for an organized approach to securing public rights through continuous struggle.”