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Negotiations with govt over petroleum levy reach final stage: JI Liaqat

Pakistan Published 6 November 2026, 07:27 · archived 6 Nov 2026

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Deputy Chief Liaqat Baloch has said that negotiations with the government over the petroleum levy have reached the final stage, adding that the responsibility for ensuring their success rests with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Speaking to journalists after chairing a party meeting on the petroleum levy issue here on Thursday, he warned that JI would be justified in launching a long march if the government failed to provide relief to inflation-hit people. Baloch said JI’s struggle was aimed at securing relief for the people, as the burden of the petrole...

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