Jamaat-i-Islami

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to release Rs40 billion for the completion of Karachi's K-IV water supply project, citing delays and inadequate funding. The project, expected to supply 260 million gallons per day, is now scheduled for completion in December 2029, with only Rs8 billion allocated in the current federal budget.

Azad Kashmir has experienced violent protests since June led by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), resulting in approximately 30 deaths. The JAAC's demand to abolish refugee seats in the AJK legislature has caused a deadlock, while political actors propose negotiations to restore calm ahead of regional polls.

Funeral prayers in absentia were held in Karachi for Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, a flight engineer whose cargo plane crashed in the Arabian Sea on July 7. The K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 crash killed five crew members, whose bodies remain unrecovered. Jamaat-i-Islami leader Muslim Parvez criticized the government’s search efforts and called for an independent investigation into the crash.

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) plans to form a Kashmir peace jirga to mediate between the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government and the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to restore stability. A committee led by JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch will oversee the initiative, which includes engaging civil society and former officials to resolve issues like the AJK Legislative Assembly's reserved seats through dialogue.

PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari emphasized provincial autonomy must remain free from interference and stated there is no concrete information on a proposed 28th constitutional amendment. The amendment could potentially undermine financial autonomy and powers devolved to provinces under the 2010 18th Constitutional Amendment, which expanded provincial control over areas like health and local government.

Ten Pakistani sailors aboard the MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates two months ago, remain in captivity as their families protest the government's inaction. The government refuses to negotiate with pirates, citing international jurisdiction, while the crew faces deteriorating health due to lack of food, water, and medical supplies.