LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has strongly criticised the government for granting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) access to the judiciary and other institutions, calling its delegation`s meeting with the Chief Justice an insult to nation dignity and freedom.

Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah on Thursday, he went after the government, stating that the prime minister and his niece were more focused on misleading advertisements than addressing inflation.

He said the holy month of Ramadan was approaching but food prices were soaring alongside rising fuel, electricity, and gas rates. He said that official statistics on price control were deceptive.-Staff Reporter