The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced “deferring” its nearly 14 days-long protest sit-in after successful negotiations with the government over demands including slashing high power tariff and reviewing agreements with independent power producers (IPPs).
The announcement came late Thursday after the conclusion of the fifth round of talks with the government’s negotiation team at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.
We are deferring and not ending the sit-in,” announced JI Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, adding that he would formally announce the decision to defer the protest demonstration today at a rally.
The JI chief warned that his party would stage a sit-in again if the government failed to implement on the party’s demands.
Rehman said the JI would hold a rally on Islamabad highway today (Friday) where he said future course of action would be announced.
The agreements with the IPPs are under the spotlight as people are paying hefty bills blamed on capacity payments being made to independent power producers. The JI had staged its sit-in against inflation and agreements with the IPPs, which was also held in Karachi since Saturday.
