RAWALPINDI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) workers and supporters on Thursday brought out a rally against price hike.

The rally of motorcycles led by JUI-F Punjab chapter emir Dr Attiqur Rehman started from Jamia Islamia mosque at Kamran Market and ended at Faizabad after passing through Raja Bazaar and Committee Chowk.

The participants were carrying party flags and chanting slogans against the PTI government and in favour of the party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

After reaching Faizabad, the participants dispersed peacefully. Due to the rally, a gridlock was witnessed on Murree Road and adjoining areas.

Speaking on the occasion, the JUI-F leaders said the rally was aimed to mobilise the masses for the public meeting of the opposition parties in Islamabad. They said the government had failed to deliver and made the lives of citizens miserable.

They said it was difficult for the citizens to purchase edibles, pay utility bills and fees of their children. The government is busy in making money while increasing prices of wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and other essential commodities, they added.

Earlier, the JUI-F local chapter held a meeting to make arrangements for the public meeting with Maulana Abdul Majeed Hazarvi in the chair.

The meeting was attended by JUI-F Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Mufti Abdullah, Dr Hafiz Ziaur Rehman, Arshad Abbasi and Ziaullah Khan.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2022