{"id":69698,"date":"2026-08-31T09:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/69698"},"modified":"2026-08-31T09:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:07:21","slug":"ji-announces-complete-strike-in-karachi-on-september-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/69698","title":{"rendered":"JI announces complete strike in Karachi on September 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Munim Zafar has announced a complete strike across the city on September 3 in protest against rising inflation, what he described as oppressive taxes, and government incompetence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to details, Munim Zafar made the announcement while addressing a press conference, stating that the strike would be held against the growing burden of inflation, excessive taxation, and the government\u2019s failure to address the challenges faced by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Munim Zafar said that the working class and the general public were being crushed under the severe burden of inflation, while additional hardships were being imposed on citizens in the name of the petroleum levy.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that consumers were currently paying Rs. 130 in levies and taxes on every litre of petrol, which had made everyday food and essential commodities increasingly unaffordable for ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The JI emir said that low-income salaried individuals were facing severe financial difficulties, with some being pushed to the brink of suicide. He challenged the ruling authorities to demonstrate how a household budget could be managed on a monthly income of Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 45,000.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more: <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/ji-warns-sit-ins-rawalpindi-islamabad-disallowed-rally-liaquat-bagh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JI warns sit-ins in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, if disallowed rally at Liaquat Bagh<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>He further stated that while ordinary people were struggling to afford even two meals a day, the lavish lifestyles of those in power and the waste of billions of rupees from the national treasury had become routine.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the healthcare sector, Munim Zafar referred to the tragic incident at PIMS Hospital in which 14 children reportedly lost their lives in a fire. He said that several similar tragic incidents had occurred at hospitals in the past, resulting in the loss of lives, and described the incident as evidence of a complete failure of safety arrangements at PIMS Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/ji-announces-complete-strike-in-karachi-on-september-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Munim Zafar has announced a complete strike across the city on September 3 in protest against rising inflation, what he described as oppressive taxes, and government incompetence. 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