Massive anti-privatization movement soon: JI chief

KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami will launch a massive anti privatization movement after taking political parties and trade unions into confidence.

This was announced by JI Chief Syed Munawar Hasan while addressing a press conference at Idara e Noor Haq here on Sunday.

Munawar Hasan said that the JI has decided to take into streets against the privatization adding that the party has evolved a strategy to initiate countrywide peaceful protests against the privatization of the national institutions.

He said the government decided to privatize the national institutions for spreading corruption unemployment and lawlessness.

Munawar Hasan further informed that the government through a letter by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan SBP Yaseen Anwar to IMF stated that a consensus has been made with all political parties and parliament to privatize the national institutions.