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JI gives govt 7–10 days to provide relief, phase out petroleum levy

Pakistan Published 27 October 2026, 18:57 · archived 27 Oct 2026

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said his party had given the government seven to 10 days to provide relief to the public and make progress towards abolishing the petroleum levy, while confirming that the party’s planned Islamabad long march remained on schedule for mid-November. Addressing a press conference after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Hafiz Naeem said the two sides held detailed discussions on rising living costs, petrol prices, the relief package and the proposed abolition of the petroleum levy. He said the meeting was held in a constr...

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