JI defers call for long march

LAHORE:

JI Cheif Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday announced that the party had deferred its call for a long march towards Islamabad by one day, saying the final decision would be taken by the central leadership on Friday and announced at a public gathering in Gujranwala.

Addressing participants of the JI sit-in outside the Punjab Assembly, which entered its 26th day, Hafiz Naeem said the government had already been given sufficient time to respond to the party's demands and there would be no further delay.

He warned that failure to provide relief could lead to a countrywide march and eventually a movement to remove the government.