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,…
On Saturday night, a government delegation arrived in Lahore's Mansoorah area for last-ditch talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) ahead of the party's planned march to Islamabad. The JI has been staging sit-ins since August 16, demanding the abolition of the petroleum levy, which currently taxes petrol at Rs114 per liter and diesel at Rs100 per liter.
Party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman promised a peaceful protest and urged the government not to take any action against the protesters. The government, supported by a recent Islamabad High Court ruling, is determined to prevent disruptions in Islamabad and is proposing a fuel relief package. The JI chief criticized the government for failing to curb corruption and excessive official expenditure, suggesting that officials should reduce their spending instead of asking the people to make sacrifices.
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