ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan will launch a four-day public referendum beginning on Thursday (today) to gauge public opinion on the Punjab Local Government Act, JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced.

Speaking at the press conference on Wednesday, JI chief said that an independent and transparent referendum process had been arranged under the supervision of autonomo­us referendum commissions at central and district levels.

He said that millions of people would participate after which a schedule for surrounding the Punjab Assembly would be announced in the light of public opinion.

Mr Rehman said the referendum would continue for four days, with camps set up at intersections, markets, educational institutions and other public pla­ces. He not­ed that the pri­nting of ballot papers was complete and all arrangements were finalised to ensure transparency.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2026