Saraj-ul-Haq addressed a protest demonstration at Shahdara Masjid Shuhada on Mall Road in Lahore, saying that our rulers have sold us to the IMF. A monthly electricity bill of 40,000 rupees with thousands of rupees in taxes has left our children sleeping hungry at night. This unjust system will not stand.
They stated whether it's an electricity bill or a death warrant, we refuse to accept this global terrorism in the form of electricity bills. The increase in electricity prices must be reversed.
The leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami said, "Is the Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq representing Pakistan or the IMF? Decisions about electricity and petrol price hikes are all from the IMF, but the people will not be their slaves. They claim to have taken loans from the IMF; the accounts of those who have taken loans should be recovered."
Saraj-ul-Haq emphasized that the government is betraying the people, while the government claims that IPPs are not foreign companies. The IPPs were contracted by Muslim League, PTI, and PPP, and they have oppressed the people.
They further stated that if the government does not roll back the price increases by noon today, the next course of action will be announced. Rising above politics, race, and ethnicity, they declared themselves present before Allah and announced living and dying for your sake, Islam, and Pakistan. Long live Islam and Pakistan.