# JI to hold Islamabad march in mid-November after petrol levy demand

> JI confirms Islamabad march against petrol levy will occur in mid-November.
- Title: JI to hold Islamabad march in mid-November after petrol levy…
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: islamabad, petrol levy, march, prime minister shehbaz sharif, jamaat-i-islami, petroleum levy, mid-november, news, politics, hold, petrol, levy
- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2040214/ji-to-no-longer-postpone-islamabad-march-against-petrol-levy-says-will-resume-it-in-mid-november
- Author: News Desk
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:02:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ji, islamabad, petrol levy, march, prime minister shehbaz sharif, jamaat-i-islami, petroleum levy, mid-november, news, politics
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Jamaat-i-Islami will march to Islamabad in mid-November to protest petroleum levy unless government abolishes it.