{
  "id": 8492655,
  "title": "Govt delegation arrives in Mansoorah for talks with JI on eve of Islamabad march",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/govt-delegation-arrives-in-mansoorah-for-talks-with-ji-on-eve-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T16:08:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031146/govt-delegation-arrives-in-mansoorah-for-talks-with-ji-on-eve-of-islamabad-march"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A government delegation arrived in Lahore's Mansoorah area on Saturday night to engage in last-ditch talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) ahead of their planned march to Islamabad. The JI has been staging protests since August 16 to demand the abolition of the petroleum levy, which currently levies Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. The delegation, comprising government officials such as Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, and Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq, met with JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch and other party members. The JI remains steadfast in its demand, refusing to call off the march unless the levy is abolished, with party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warning of potential disruptions to traffic and normal life in Islamabad.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "'No turning back': Jamaat-i-Islami digs its heels in over Islamabad march",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/no-turning-back-jamaat-i-islami-digs-its-heels-in-over-islamabad-march",
        "published": "2026-09-19T14:03:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}