{"id":353692,"date":"2023-09-04T11:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T06:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=353692"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:38:04","slug":"ji-leaders-booked-for-protesting-against-hike-in-power-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ji-leaders-booked-for-protesting-against-hike-in-power-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"JI leaders booked for protesting against hike in power prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charges in FIR include interference with government machinery, road blockades and damage to govt property<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nA first information report (FIR) was registered in Peshawar on Sunday against Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders for protesting against the increase in electricity prices.<br \/>\nAccording to the FIR, the charges include interference with government machinery, road blockades, causing damage to government property and forcibly closing down shops.<br \/>\nThe case has been registered against JI leaders including advocate Khalid Gul, Zahid Shah, Tahir Zareen, Haji Qadeer, among others.<br \/>\nA day earlier, thousands of traders observed a shutter-down strike at many places in the country against soaring inflation, exorbitant electricity bills and the recent hike in the prices of petroleum products.<br \/>\nThe strike call came from JI and different traders\u2019 associations and was supported by lawyers, with the legal community boycotting courtrooms.<br \/>\nCommercial hubs and business centres remained closed in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and other cities across the country, where abandoned bazaars were posted with placards decrying \u201cthe unreasonable increase in electricity bills and taxes\u201d.<br \/>\nThe JI chief had also announced a nationwide strike during a news conference in Lahore on Friday as a means to protest against the oppressive electricity bills. The party demanded the government to revoke its \u201cdraconian\u201d decisions.<br \/>\nJI even gathered thousands of women to march against excruciating increases in electricity tariffs, demanding instant relief and waiver of heavy taxes in the bills. The demonstration, termed the largest in the current wave of power protests, was held on New MA Jinnah Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charges in FIR include interference with government machinery, road blockades and damage to govt property PESHAWAR A first information report (FIR) was registered in Peshawar on Sunday against Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders for protesting against the increase in electricity prices. 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