Addressing a sit-in outside the Governor House in Peshawar, Hafiz Naeem said protests by the Jamaat-e-Islami were continuing in Lahore, Sindh and Peshawar.
He criticised the government’s petroleum pricing policy, saying daily fuel price adjustments should be ended and the petroleum levy was placing an additional burden on citizens.
The JI chief said the party would hold a nationwide wheel-jam strike one week after 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, followed by a call for a protest in Islamabad.
He also accused the government of increasing taxes and raising the cost of essential commodities under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).