Karachi: Jamaat-e-islami (JI) Karachi Chief Monem Zafar Khan on Friday reminded the ruling Pakistan People Party in Sindh that February 8 rigging of elections would continue to hide them as he announced a series of protest actions against the electoral rigging, governance failures, and worsening law-and-order conditions in the city, warning that the party would continue raising its voice despite threats by the ruling party.

Addressing a press conference at Idara Noor-e-Haq, the JI Karachi headquarters, along with KMC opposition leader Saifuddin Advocate, he said an ‘awami press conference’ would be held outside the Election Commission office on February 8 at 3pm, marking two years since manipulated election results deprived the city of its mandate.

He further reiterated his resolve to hold a sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly on February 14 at 4pm, adding that JI was also contacting parties in the city council to move a no-confidence motion against the mayor.

Monem Zafar accused the Sindh government of intimidation, saying authorities could register FIRs or even apply terrorism charges but could not silence demands for Karachiites’ right to live with dignity.

He said that corrupt governance had turned city institutions into centers of mismanagement and held major political parties jointly responsible for the situation.

He criticized prolonged infrastructure disruptions and incomplete development projects, arguing that key roads had remained in disrepair for years and left the city in a deteriorated state.

He also cited rising crime, deadly traffic accidents, and a surge in dog-bite cases alongside shortages of preventive vaccines as evidence of administrative failure.

Referring to the aftermath of the Gul Plaza tragedy, he said affected families were still struggling to obtain relief weeks later. He maintained that recent public marches demonstrated growing frustration among citizens and insisted JI would continue protests until residents’ fundamental rights were secured.