'No turning back': Jamaat-i-Islami digs its heels in over Islamabad march
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami dug its heels in on Saturday over its planned Islamabad march , refusing to call it off unless the government abolishes the petroleum levy, with party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announcing that protest caravans from across the country would begin moving toward the capital on Sunday. The government levies Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on…
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has refused to call off its planned Islamabad march unless the government abolishes the petroleum levy, with party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman stating that protest caravans would begin moving toward the capital on Sunday. The government, backed by a recent Islamabad High Court ruling, is determined to prevent rallies from disrupting traffic and normal life in Islamabad.
Rehman has urged the government to present a concrete proposal for abolishing the levy, accusing it of failing to curb corruption and excessive official expenditure.
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