Islamabad
Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Punjab Iqbal Khan has said that the continuous increase in petroleum prices has triggered a “tsunami of inflation” across the country, making it increasingly difficult for poor and middle-class families to meet even their basic daily needs. He expressed these views while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a membership camp organized under Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan’s nationwide “Badl Do Nizam” campaign in Jhadi Kas, Attock. On the occasion, Sardar Amjad Ali Khan and other local leaders also addressed the gathering.
Iqbal Khan criticized the government for imposing heavy levies on petroleum products under the pretext of global market conditions, stating that these taxes have little connection with the actual international price of fuel.
He said that collecting excessive levies from poor and middle-class citizens amounts to economic injustice, while students, laborers, motorcyclists, and daily wage earners are bearing the brunt of the government’s taxation policies.
He urged the public to become part of the “Badl Do Nizam” movement and join Jamaat-e-Islami to help replace what he described as the current oppressive and outdated system.
Iqbal Khan further stated that despite rising inflation and economic hardships faced by ordinary citizens, the ruling elite continues to enjoy lavish privileges, expensive official protocols, and aircraft worth billions of rupees. “This dual system cannot survive for long,” he remarked. He said Pakistan is currently facing severe crises in education, employment, justice, and the economy, while corruption, inflation, and exploitation have made life extremely difficult for the common man.
He called on the people to rise above personal interests and traditional family politics and support honest and competent leadership. According to Iqbal Khan, the “Badl Do Nizam” movement aims to steer the country out of corruption, injustice, and economic instability through transparent governance and principled leadership.
