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JI weighs two plans for Islamabad march against petroleum levy
The party says talks failed to produce relief as it continues sit-ins and road blockades over the petroleum levy.
- On Tuesday, Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced postponement of the next phase of the Islamabad march, saying Jamaat-e-Islami would remain in Multan pending a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telephoned the JI chief as the Super Long March reached Multan on Sunday, requesting the party delay its protest against the Petroleum Development Levy until his return to Pakistan.
- During its campaign, Jamaat-e-Islami held sit-ins at 510 locations across the country; officials maintain the levy cannot be reduced due to International Monetary Fund programme commitments, despite the government collecting 1,567 billion rupees annually.
- Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said he would consult the party's Shura council before responding to the postponement request and seek written government assurances before deciding the march's future course.
- If the march resumes, the caravan will continue toward Lahore before reaching Islamabad, with Rehman emphasizing the party's constitutional right to peaceful protest while ruling out confrontation with authorities.
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