LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Saturday strongly rejected any move to compromise Pakistan’s national dignity for the sake of pleasing US President Donald Trump, warning that such a policy shift, particularly on Palestine, was unacceptable. Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah on Saturday, Rehman criticised the prime minister’s participation in the so-called peace board meeting on Gaza and the decision to send Pakistani troops, calling it a blow to national honour. He said the Form-47 government was both incompetent and unpopular, and announced that Jamaat-e-Islami would launch a nationwide protest movement after Eid against unilateral government decisions, unfair Independent Power Producer (IPP) agreements, and the absence of an effective local government system. The JI chief also lambasted Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for purchasing a luxury aircraft worth Rs11 billion at a time when poverty in Punjab had surged to 42 percent. He said the province was facing acute challenges, including rising poverty, farmers’ distress, the privatisation of government schools, and a deep governance crisis, yet the ruling elite continued to indulge in extravagance.