{
  "id": 2061111,
  "title": "Petrol levy, inflation: JI continues its sit-in for fourth consecutive day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/petrol-levy-inflation-ji-continues-its-sit-in-for-fourth-consecutive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:19:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435619/petrol-levy-inflation-ji-continues-its-sit-in-for-fourth-consecutive-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi witnessed a fourth day of a sit-in by the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) against the petroleum levy, taxes, inflation, and agreements with independent power producers. Women's protests were held outside the Governor House, with participants from various walks of life attending. JI Karachi Chief Monem Zafar Khan addressed the gathered crowd, emphasizing that no movement with women and children's involvement could be defeated. Khan stressed that petroleum levy, taxes, and inflation were not just issues for JI but for 250 million people. He revealed that Rs 1,566 billion had been collected from citizens as petroleum levy in the previous fiscal year, highlighting the rulers' lavish spending while people struggle to keep their stoves burning. JI Sindh women's wing chief Rakhshanda Muneeb and Jawadan Faheem urged women to continue protesting with their families. The men's session of the sit-in featured addresses from JI Sindh deputy chief Mohammad Yousuf, provincial deputy chief Altaf Mallah, and others.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) sit-in outside the Governor House in Karachi continued for a fourth consecutive day on Wednesday against the petroleum levy, taxes, inflation and what the party described as “public-hostile” agreements with independent power producers (IPPs). A women’s protest was held outside the Governor House in the afternoon, with women from across the city attending.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}