Govt, Jamaat-i-Islami to hold negotiations on power and tax hikes

The federal government is due to hold talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) today (Sunday) to peacefully end the party’s ongoing sit-in at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh.

JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday warned of expanding the party’s Rawalpindi sit-in to other areas across the country if the government failed to meet its demands regarding skyrocketing electricity bills and rising taxes.

As the protest entered its second day, Murree Road remained closed to traffic from Marrir Chowk to Committee Chowk...