Jamaat-e-Islami granted conditional permission to continue sit-in for 2 to 3 days

RAWALPINDI: Negotiations took place between the local leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the district administration in Rawalpindi on Friday night.

The meeting included the Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi, the Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi, and the City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi.

Jamaat-e-Islami has been granted conditional permission to continue their sit-in for two to three days.

The district administration has stipulated that the protest must be conducted without obstructing traffic. Participants are required to ensure that there is no disruption to the flow of traffic on Murree Road.

The district administration has emphasised that the protest should not interfere with traffic movement, in order to maintain public order and convenience.

Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) workers obstructed one side of Murree Road, warning that both sides would be blocked if access to D-Chowk was not restored. At the H-8 Interchange, protesters, some donning masks of JI leader Hafiz Naeem, gathered and chanted anti-government slogans.

In response, a heavy police presence at the H-8 Interchange engaged in negotiations with the demonstrators.

JI’s strategy shifted as they moved their protest to the H-8 Expressway, where they set up sound systems and a stage. Thousands of workers had already assembled, and senior JI leaders began to arrive.

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