POL Levy: JI Vows Nationwide Protest
The party says 43 Karachi markets will close as traders join protests over a 130-rupee levy on petrol and diesel.
- Jamaat-E-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman led a nationwide strike yesterday against the petroleum levy, shuttering markets across Hyderabad and Karachi to protest the additional fuel charges.
- The strike follows 17 days of sit-ins across Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar, where protesters demonstrated against inflation, independent power producers , and the 130-rupee petrol levy.
- Traders across areas from Clifton to Saddar closed their businesses, with the Clifton Defence Traders Market Association and Market Associations directing 43 market heads to participate in the shutdown.
- Federal officials contacted JI Deputy Chief Liaquat Baloch, offering a three-member ministerial committee to negotiate in Islamabad or other locations within a 24-hour deadline.
- Rehman described the strike as a "writing on the wall" for rulers, signaling that Jamaat-e-Islami may launch a long march toward Islamabad if demands remain unmet.
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POL levy: JI vows nationwide protest
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