JI to march on Islamabad tomorrow, says KP party chief
CHARSADDA/LOWER DIR: Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emir Abdul Wasey on Monday announced that the party would march on Islamabad on Sept 23 (Wednesday) as part of its campaign against the petroleum levy, saying the protest movement would continue until the government withdrew the tax. Speaking to participants of a sit-in at Farooq Azam Chowk here, he said JI had decided not to hold further…
CHARSADDA/LOWER DIR: Abdul Wasey, leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has announced that the party will march on Islamabad on September 23 as part of its campaign against the petroleum levy. The protest will continue until the government withdraws the tax. This decision came after five rounds of negotiations with the government failed to produce the desired results.
Jamaat workers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country will join the march. The party chief stated that the movement is solely aimed at addressing public concerns and is not intended for electioneering or any other political objective. Wasey emphasized that the petroleum levy has increased the financial burden on citizens who are already facing inflation and other economic difficulties.
He specifically called for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce the withdrawal of the levy and provide relief to consumers. Additionally, JI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North chief Inayatullah Khan announced that thousands of vehicles from Malakand division will join the "Super Long March" in Islamabad on September 23 against inflation and the petroleum levy.
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