JI held demonstrations across Pakistan, with protests reported in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi. LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced a march toward the Punjab Chief Minister’s House in Lahore on August 9, as the party continued nationwide protests against rising petroleum prices and inflation. Addressing a protest rally in Lahore, Hafiz Naeem said the government had acknowledged the failure of the existing system and announced that JI workers would march toward the CM House and stage a sit-in. In Islamabad, clashes were reported between police and JI workers during an attempt to clear a road blockade at Chungi No. Hafiz Naeem accused the government of increasing petroleum prices and taxes while failing to pass on the benefit of lower global oil prices to consumers.