JI to hold Islamabad march in mid-November after petrol levy demand
JI confirms Islamabad march against petrol levy will occur in mid-November.
In brief
JI confirms Islamabad march against petrol levy will occur in mid-November. Jamaat-i-Islami will march to Islamabad in mid-November to protest petroleum levy unless government abolishes it. Originally reported by Dawn.
JI chief announces march timeline
Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman says party will hold march to Islamabad against petroleum levy in mid-November.
“we want to make it clear that we will not postpone our islamabad march any longer. it will now take place in mid-november, and it certainly will take place”
Meeting with PM Shehbaz
JI emir met with prime minister shehbaz sharif to discuss demand to abolish petroleum levy.
Government offer rejected
JI chief rejects government offer to reduce levies by rs20-30 as insufficient.
“we cannot simply accept peanuts”
Committee formation
JI forms new committee with baloch, shah, and randhawa to address levy issue.
Past government comparison
JI points to past governments taking imf loans despite promises to avoid them.
“give relief to the people; do not take retribution for your incompetence from the nation”
Previous protest actions
JI held sit-ins in provincial capitals and called nationwide strike on sept 3.
Next steps
JI will proceed with march in mid-november if government fails to abolish petroleum levy.
In short
Jamaat-i-Islami will march to Islamabad in mid-November to protest petroleum levy unless government abolishes it.
