JI protest postponed as panel formed on fuel relief
After Hafiz Naeemur Rehman met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, a six-member bipartisan panel will expand fuel relief while Jamaat still seeks an end to the petroleum levy.
Jamaat-e-Islami deferred its planned march on Islamabad after its chief met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
A six-member bipartisan committee will expand the fuel relief scheme and propose phasing out levies in the next budget.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said about 12.5 million people already benefit from the existing relief scheme.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman gave the government seven to 10 days and warned of a mid-November march if the petroleum levy is not abolished.
JI said sit-ins and mobilisation will continue alongside talks.