JI chief at PM House firm on mid-November petrol march

Following a JI chief PM House meeting on the petroleum levy, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman said JI will march to Islamabad in mid-November if the levy stays.

JI emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at PM House to press for abolition of the petroleum levy.

He said the party’s Islamabad march against the levy will go ahead in mid-November and will not be postponed again.

Both sides agreed on widening relief, but differed on how and when to cut or remove the levy.

A JI delegation including Liaquat Baloch, Syed Farasat Shah and Nasrullah Randhawa accompanied him; a new party committee was named on the issue.

He rejected a reported government offer to cut levies by Rs20–30 as inadequate and said talks and protest preparations would continue together.

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