JI threatens march to Islamabad in mid-November if petroleum levy not abolished
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday warned that the party would march to Islamabad in mid-November if Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif did not abolish the petroleum levy. The JI has been demanding for over two months that the Centre abolish levies, including Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel, as the total prices have skyrocketed due to conflicts in the Middle East since March. A day earlier, the party said Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Special Assistant to PM Rana Sanaullah contacted JI Vice Emir Liaquat Baloch and it was decided that a meeting…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same JI warning to march on Islamabad in mid-November over the petroleum levy, with no conflicting facts.
7h agoAlso reported by tribune.com.pk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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