QUETTA: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Balochistan chapter, staged a protest demonstration in front of the Quetta Press Club on Saturday, condemning the continued rise in petroleum prices, border closures, growing unemployment, and deteriorating law and order in the province.

Led by JI District Amir Abdul Naeem Rind, the protesters carried banners and placards inscribed with slogans against what they described as anti-people economic policies, border restrictions, and widespread insecurity.

The speakers criticised the government’s economic measures, saying repeated increases in fuel prices had triggered an unbearable wave of inflation. They argued that while governments in other countries provided relief to their citizens, the authorities in Pakistan continued to impose heavy financial burdens on the public through relentless price hikes to sustain political privileges and overseas assets.

The speakers expressed serious concern over border restrictions in Balochistan.

Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2026