The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has decided to challenge the recent increase in gas prices in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday. Holding a press conference on Monday, former provincial minister Kashif Azam said that the JI would submit an application against the federal and provincial governments in the PHC against the increase in gas rates.
Flanked by former MPA Javed Mohmand and Khalid Gul Mohmand, he said that 44MB gas was produced from Gargari area while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa needed 22 MB and despite gas load shedding and increasing rates, the commodity was far from the reach of the people. Azam said that the province produced enough electricity to meet its needs but electricity load shedding had created many problems for the business community while companies and industries were closed due to load shedding. He said that the JI would hold protests and strikes across the country on January 6. The JI leader appealed to the PHC to take immediate action on the issue.
