{
  "id": 7331444,
  "title": "JI chief rejects petroleum relief package, demands abolition of levy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ji-chief-rejects-petroleum-relief-package-demands-abolition-of-levy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029884/ji-chief-rejects-petroleum-relief-package-demands-abolition-of-levy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, has rejected the Prime Minister's recent petroleum relief package, demanding the complete abolition of the petroleum levy. The party has been staging regular sit-ins across the country since August 16 to protest the levy, and Rehman warned of a march towards Islamabad if the levy was not withdrawn by September 20. Rehman argued that a 3% reduction in the interest rate could save the national treasury around Rs1.7 trillion, enough to eliminate the petroleum levy, which currently collects more than Rs1.56 trillion annually from the public.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "JI chief rejects petroleum relief package, demands abolition of levy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ji-chief-rejects-petroleum-relief-package-demands-abolition-of-levy-7336999",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:06:37.000Z"
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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."
}