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JI’s ‘Super Train March’ for Islamabad begins

Pakistan Published 21 September 2026, 04:53 · archived 21 Sep 2026

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) central chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman led a “Super Train March” from Karachi to Islamabad on Sunday, marking a major phase of the party’s month-long protest against the petroleum levy, which it calls an “extortion tax”, and agreements with independent power producers (IPPs). Thousands of JI workers and supporters gathered at Karachi Cantt Railway Station to see off the marchers, with prayers for their safe journey. The caravan is scheduled to travel to Islamabad, where the party plans to press the federal government to abolish the petroleum levy and provide relief t...

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