LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami newly-elected emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman will take oath of the office at Mansoora here on Thursday (today).

According to party spokesperson Qaisar Sharif, Hafiz Naeem has arrived at the JI headquarters in Lahore to assume his new responsibilities.

The oath-taking ceremony will be attended by the JI leaders, workers and people from different walks of life.

The ceremony will be held after Maghrib prayers.

Hafiz Naeem has also called a meeting of the JI working committee on Thursday evening. Similarly, he will preside over a meeting of JI Majlis-i-Shoora on Friday (tomorrow).

He is likely to talk to the media on Sunday.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2024

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