Jamaat-i-Islami Sets Deadline for Petroleum Levy Withdrawal

JI sets Sept 10 deadline for petroleum levy withdrawal

KARACHI: The political pressure on the government intensified on Tuesday as Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) set September 10 as a deadline for the withdrawal of the petroleum levy warning that failure to meet the demand could lead to a long march on Islamabad. Addressing a rally at the JI sit-in outside the Governor House, JI chief Hafiz Nae­e­m­­ur Rehman said the protest, which entered its 24th day, would continue alongside talks with the governm­ent. He said the party would give a “final call” on Sep...

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