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Jamaat-e-Islami calls for nationwide shutter-down strike on September 3

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  • Jamaat-e-Islami calls for a nationwide shutter-down strike on Sept 3.
  • The protest is against inflation, fuel price hikes, and new taxes.
  • Trader associations across major cities have announced their support.

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Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced a nationwide shutter-down strike for September 3. The call to action is a protest against persistent inflation, recent increases in petrol and diesel prices, and what the party terms as unjust taxes. Trader organizations in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, and other cities have reportedly pledged their support for the strike, stating that rising costs and taxes have made business difficult.

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Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a countrywide shutter-down strike on September 3 to protest against rising inflation, fuel prices, and taxes.

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