03/09/2026
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has claimed that the government committee has agreed to consider his party’s proposals for ending the petroleum levy.
Addressing a sit-in in Lahore, Hafiz Naeem said Pakistan witnessed a “historic struggle” across the country, with a complete shutter-down strike in Karachi, rallies by lawyers and a major strike in Malakand Division. He also condemned the arrests of Jamaat-e-Islami workers and alleged that terrorism cases had been filed against the party’s leaders.
Hafiz Naeem said the government delegation initially maintained that the petroleum levy could not be abolished, but later agreed to consider Jamaat-e-Islami’s proposed method for ending it. He added that the party would not rely solely on verbal assurances and would press its demands at the negotiating table.