Jamaat-e-Islami has deferred its ongoing long march towards Islamabad until the first week of October following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s request and assurances of providing relief to the public.
The participants of the march will remain stationed in Multan, while the party’s workers will remain active until a meeting with the prime minister.
Speaking at a press conference in Multan, Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the prime minister had requested the postponement of the march. Following consultations, he said, the party decided to suspend the march until the first week of October.
He said the government was being given an opportunity until the meeting with the prime minister.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the long march would continue and Jamaat-e-Islami would not withdraw from its movement. He said the party’s agenda was public relief, adding that if the government provided relief, the matter would proceed accordingly; otherwise, the first week of October remained the deadline.
He said the participants would remain camped in Multan and, if the government failed to provide adequate relief, the march would resume from the same city.
The Jamaat-e-Islami emir said the decision had not been easy, but the prime minister had personally contacted the party, prompting consultations before the decision was taken. He added that the workers would remain mobilised.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the government would be asked to provide a written assurance and that Jamaat-e-Islami would not withdraw its demands. He added that a policy of merely delaying the matter would not be accepted.
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