Govt delegation arrives in Mansoorah for talks with JI on eve of Islamabad march
A government delegation arrived in Lahore’s Mansoorah area on Saturday night in last-ditch talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI), on the eve of the party’s planned march to Islamabad to demand the abolition of the petroleum levy. The government levies Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. The JI has been staging regular sit-ins in Lahore, Peshawar,…
A government delegation arrived in Lahore's Mansoorah area on Saturday night to engage in last-ditch talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) ahead of their planned march to Islamabad. The JI has been staging protests since August 16 to demand the abolition of the petroleum levy, which currently levies Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel.
The delegation, comprising government officials such as Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, and Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq, met with JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch and other party members. The JI remains steadfast in its demand, refusing to call off the march unless the levy is abolished, with party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warning of potential disruptions to traffic and normal life in Islamabad.
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