Soaring Fuel Prices Have Become an Unbearable Economic Burden on the Public
August 7 Wheel-Jam Protest Will Serve as a Public Referendum Against Inflation, Petroleum Levy and Anti-People Policies
Lahore: A door-to-door public awareness campaign for the nationwide wheel-jam protest scheduled for August 7, announced by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, has gained significant momentum in Lahore. In this connection, Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore Ameer Ziauddin Ansari Advocate visited various commercial centres in Neela Gumbad along with a delegation and met traders, shopkeepers and local residents to mobilize support for the protest.The delegation included Shahid Naveed Malik, Ahmad Salman Baloch, Sarfraz Butt, Adnan Mir and other local leaders. Zahid Bhatti, Jamshed Butt, Farrukh Azeem, Shoaib, Tony Butt, Muhammad Shiraz and Abdullah Javed also participated in the campaign.During the door-to-door drive, awareness handbills regarding the August 7 wheel-jam protest were distributed among traders and the general public. Traders and citizens expressed full support for the protest call and pledged to actively participate in the strike and make the wheel-jam protest a success.Speaking on the occasion, Ziauddin Ansari Advocate said that Jamaat-e-Islami is currently the only effective voice for safeguarding the rights of the people in Pakistan. He stated that the continuous increase in petroleum prices has become an unbearable economic burden on ordinary citizens, while soaring inflation and unemployment have made life extremely difficult for millions of families.He said that while the public is struggling under the weight of inflation, excessive taxation and the petroleum levy, the ruling elite continues to enjoy lavish expenditures, privileges and protocol without any reduction. Instead of providing relief, the government is imposing additional financial burdens on the people, a situation that can no longer be tolerated.The Lahore JI chief said that the August 7 wheel-jam protest will serve as a public referendum against inflation, the petroleum levy and anti-people economic policies. Through this peaceful democratic protest, the people will send a clear message that they reject policies that continue to increase their economic hardships.He appealed to the people of Lahore, particularly traders, transporters, workers, youth and all citizens, to participate in the peaceful and constitutional protest by parking their vehicles on major roads on August 7, thereby making their collective voice heard.He added that, like the rest of the country, Lahore would also witness a massive wheel-jam protest on August 7, with people taking to the streets in large numbers to register their peaceful protest.
