JI Sit-Ins Against Petroleum Levy Enter Fourth Day

Petrol levy, taxes and inflation affect 250m Pakistanis, not just JI: Monem Zafar

KARACHI - The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) sit-in outside the Governor House in Karachi continued for a fourth consecutive day on Wednesday against oppressive petroleum levy and taxes, as well as public-hostile agreements with independent power producers (IPPs).

JI Announces Expansion of Anti-Government Protest Movement

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced plans to expand its protest movement against the government over the petroleum levy, inflation, rising electricity bills and agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs). JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned that the party would widen its protests across the country if the government refused to withdraw the petroleum levy. He […] The post JI Announces Expansion of Anti-Government Protest Movemen…

JI demands withdrawal of petroleum levy

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Monem Zafar Khan has said that Rs130 is being collected per litre of petrol under the head of petroleum levy. Addressing protesters of a sit-in in Karachi, he said the government had collected Rs1,566 billion under the petroleum levy last year. Speaking on the fourth day of the JI sit-in outside the Governor’s House, he said that no one could suppress a struggle in which women and children take part. “Women…

JI Sit-ins Against Petroleum Levy Continue For Fourth Straight Day

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters stage sit-in against petroleum levy and high inflation in Lahore. — Facebook/ Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan/File Federal govt has failed to deliver, says Liaquat Baloch.  JI continues sit-ins in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. Lahore’s Mall Road closed on both tracks due to sit-in. Jamaat-e-Islami continued its nationwide sit-ins against petroleum levy, soaring inflation, and inflated electricity bills for the fourth…

JI protest over petroleum levy, IPP agreements enters fourth day

F.P. Report A nationwide sit-in organised by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) against the collection of the petroleum levy and agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) has entered its fourth day. According to the report, the protest is also continuing outside the Governor House in Karachi, where JI Karachi chief Munim Zafar Khan is present with party workers. The road around the Governor House has been blocked with containers from all four sides. …