Jamat-e-Islami protest against inflation and rising fuel prices in Peshawar

Supporters of Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami rally outside KPK Governor House during a protest against inflation in Peshawar, Pakistan, 18 September 2023. Jamaat-e-Islami head Siraj ul Haq declared his party's intention to stage a sit-in outside the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor House in Peshawar as a protest against the surging inflation and the rising prices of petroleum products. Pakistan's fuel prices have reached a record high as the government announces another round of price hikes. The Pakistani government attributes these revisions to the upward trend in global petroleum prices.