‘Patience has run out’: JI warns of shutdown, Islamabad march if petroleum levy not abolished

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday once again warned of a nationwide shutdown, road blockades and a march on Islamabad if the government failed to withdraw the petroleum levy. Addressing a press conference at the JI sit-in outside the Punjab chief minister’s House in Lahore, Rehman said the protests had entered their 10th day and were gaining momentum across the country. “The people’s patience has run out,” he said, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the ...

By [email protected] (Ahmad Fraz Khan)