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Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman rejected a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unless the government commits to abolishing the petroleum levy. The JI leader said the party would announce dates for its planned Islamabad march after October 12 if the government does not provide relief. During a press conference, Rehman also criticized the Punjab government's management of education and agriculture, citing school closures and rising agricultural costs as evidence of four decades of poor governance under family rule.
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Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday rejected meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unless the petroleum levy is abolished, warning that his party would announce a date for its protest march in Islamabad after October 12 if the government fails to provide relief. Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah, Rehman said statements by ministers suggested the levy would not be repealed. The prime minister had sought this meeting with Rehman after requesting the party to suspend protests until then; however, Rehman insisted talks were pointless without assurances regarding JI’s demands for consumer relief and benefits from Saudi Arabia’s reported $5-per-barrel oil price reduction for Asian countries.
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Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday ruled out meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif without a commitment to abolish the petroleum levy, warning that the party would announce a date for its Islamabad march after Oct 12 if the government failed to provide relief.
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government → rule → relief
Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah, the JI chief said statements by ministers suggested that the levy would not be abolished.
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levy → address → ministers
“If the petroleum levy is not abolished, we have no desire to meet the prime minister,” he said.
asserted
he → abolish → minister
The premier had sought a meeting with the JI chief after asking the party to suspend its protest march against the levy till then.
asserted
premier → seek → levy
While Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal conveyed the PM’s message to JI vice chief Liaqat Baloch earlier this week to arrange the meeting, Mr Rehman said talks would serve no purpose without an assurance about the acceptance of JI’s demand.
asserted
talks → convey → demand
The JI chief demanded meaningful relief for consumers and urged the government to take steps to reap benefit from Saudi Arabia’s reported $5-per-barrel reduction in oil prices for Asian countries.
asserted
chief → demand → countries
Party threatens to call for Islamabad march if relief is not provided by tomorrow
He said the party had staged sit-ins for 42 days against the levy and was continuing its nationwide public meetings and signature campaign.
asserted
party → threaten → meetings
A public meeting is scheduled in Okara today (Sunday).
asserted
meeting → schedule → Okara
Rejecting the government’s argument that it was constrained by the IMF, Mr Rehman questioned whether similar constraints applied to official spending on luxuries such as an aircraft worth Rs11 billion.
asserted
constraints → reject → aircraft
On Punjab, Mr Rehman blamed “four decades of family rule” for problems in education and agriculture.
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Rehman → blame → education
He claimed 11,000 schools had been sold and another 25,000 were reportedly listed for sale.
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25,000 → claim → sale
He also cited rising agricultural costs, saying the price of a 50kg bag of DAP fertiliser had gone up by Rs3,000.
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price → cite → Rs3,000
Farmers had received Rs3,000 per maund for wheat, while flour prices had exceeded Rs6,000 per maund and wheat prices had crossed Rs5,000 per maund, he added.
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he → receive → maund
Citing poverty estimates, he said the World Bank had put Pakistan’s poverty rate at 23 per cent, while the rate exceeded 40pc under the country’s own criteria.
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rate → cite → criteria
He said Punjab had recorded the largest increase in poverty over the past five years.
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Punjab → say → years
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