ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has announced that the party will march towards Islamabad in mid-November if the government fails to meet its demands. He said the party remained committed to its protest plan and would not postpone the march.
Speaking to the media after meeting the prime minister, Hafiz Naeem said the government was proposing to phase out the petroleum levy gradually, whereas Jamaat-e-Islami was demanding its immediate abolition. He said the government collects approximately Rs150 billion per month through the levy.
He said the public was struggling with rising inflation and urged the government to take immediate steps to provide relief. According to Hafiz Naeem, the prime minister had asked for an additional seven to ten days to address the party’s demands.
Hafiz Naeem said he had presented the party’s demands to the prime minister during the meeting and made it clear that the petroleum levy should be abolished immediately.
He reiterated that Jamaat-e-Islami would go ahead with its planned march towards Islamabad in mid-November if the government failed to meet its demands.
