What happened in 2025
- Jamaat continued its campaign against electricity tariffs and IPP agreements through nationwide protests on 17 and 31 January.
- On 15 and 16 February, Jamaat hosted the international conference “A Voice of the Voiceless: Echo of Palestine” in Islamabad.
- On 26 February, Dr Zakir Naik visited Mansurah, met Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman and received a briefing on Jamaat’s religious, educational and welfare activities.
- In April, Jamaat expanded its Palestine campaign through nationwide demonstrations, boycott calls and a major Palestine Solidarity March in Islamabad. A nationwide shutter-down strike was observed on 26 April in solidarity with Gaza. During a six-week ceasefire, Alkhidmat expanded its humanitarian operations inside the Gaza Strip.
- Bano Qabil expanded beyond Karachi, with aptitude tests and training programmes launched in Mohmand, Gujrat, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and other cities.
- Following Indian military action and Pakistan’s response in May, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman praised the defence forces of the country. He also visited the forward areas at Line of Control.
- The Youth Digital Summit was held at Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad, in June, with participation by prominent digital-media professionals.
- Jamaat launched a membership campaign.
- In August, Hafiz Naeem visited Tehran, Iran and met with dignitaries including Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Kamal Kharazi.
- In September, Hafiz Naeem attended the 71st Annual General Assembly of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, as a guest of honour. He addressed the Israeli assault on Gaza and wider challenges confronting the Muslim Ummah.
- Despite limited funding and restricted authority, Jamaat-led town administrations in Karachi expanded local development work. Projects included roads, schools, dispensaries, parks, sports complexes, open-air gyms and the rehabilitation of neighbourhood public spaces.
- Jamaat held a three-day Ijtima-e-Aam at Iqbal Park and Minar-e-Pakistan under the theme Badal Do Nizam. Hundreds of thousands of workers and supporters attended, along with more than 150 delegates representing 45 countries.
- In December, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman rejected the Punjab Local Government Act 2025 as unconstitutional, anti-democratic and insufficiently devolved.