SWABI, May 10: Jamaat-i-Islami amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that the government has done nothing to reduce electricity shortfall during its last four-year rule and his party would soon launch a countrywide protest against loadshedding.

He was talking to media persons after offering condolences in a meeting with the family of a local JI leader here on Thursday. He said that the country had been facing problems in every sector of life due to bad governance of the rulers. Mr Hassan said that his party wanted the institutions to be strengthened so that the country could be put on path of progress.

Answering a question, he said that it seemed that the rulers had decided to restore Nato supply via Torkham. “We have made it clear that the Nato supply would not be allowed at any cost because the US has been indulging in violation of Pakistan's sovereignty,” he said.

The JI amir reiterated that after his conviction Primer Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani should step down, as he was morally bound to do so. Any delay in this regard is unacceptable, he added. He said that the PPP-led government had not only failed to implement the apex court verdict, but they also violated the principles and norms of governance. He said that the JI had been working for the supremacy of judiciary.