JI blasts IMF influence on Pakistan's policies.

HYDERABAD -- Jamaat- e -Islami ( JI) Ameer, Sirajul Haq, has strongly criticised Pakistan's compliance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionalities, asserting that it has reduced Pakistani citizens to a state of servitude within their own nation.

Addressing a convention held in Mansura, Matiari district, on Sunday night, he lamented, "It is disheartening that our country's prime minister must seek permission from the IMF to reduce electricity bills."

During his visit to Tando Muhammad Khan district, Haq also met with the family of Abdul Majeed Nizamani, a prominent agriculturist and Sindh Abadgar Board head.

He squarely blamed the international financial institution for imposing economic and financial policies that primarily hurt the ordinary people. Haq further argued that the political leaders in Pakistan are acting in line with the U.S. imperialist agenda, to the detriment of their own citizens.

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He stressed that the only solution to economic woes lies in a fair distribution of the country's resources and an accountable governance system.

Speaking of the caretaker federal government's responsibilities, Haq stated that their sole duty, alongside the...