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Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) announced plans for nationwide protests against the petroleum levy on Friday, as reported in Lahore on Wednesday. The government currently levies Rs114 per liter on petrol and Rs100 per liter on diesel. Despite earlier negotiations, JI demands complete abolition of the petroleum levy and threatens further street protests if its demands are not met. The article highlights the ongoing tension between JI and the government over proposed relief measures and scheduled meetings to discuss potential solutions.

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The Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) announced on Wednesday that it will launch the third phase of its nationwide protest movement against the petroleum levy on Friday. Sit-ins are planned in all districts across the country. The government currently levies Rs114 per litre for petrol and Rs100 for diesel. On September 3, JI agreed with the federal government to form committees aimed at reducing the petroleum levy and providing relief to the public.

JI's press release stated that party emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman instructed this new phase of demonstrations, emphasizing their demand for the complete abolition of the petroleum levy. The statement also noted a previous agreement between JI and government officials regarding potential meetings but indicated that no further contact had been made since then.

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The Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) announced on Wednesday that it will launch the third phase of its nationwide protest movement against the petroleum levy on Friday, with sit-ins planned in all districts across the country, according to a press release by the party. uncertain

ins → announce → party

The government currently levies Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. asserted

government → levy → diesel

On Sept 3, the federal government and JI agreed to form committees to recommend measures to reduce the levy and provide relief to the public. asserted

government → agree → public

The press release said the new phase of demonstrations would begin on the instructions of party emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, and that the party’s clear and firm demand remained the complete abolition of the petroleum levy. asserted

demand → say → levy

Commenting on the possibility of a meeting between Rehman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the press release said that Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and the PM’s Adviser on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, had contacted JI Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch and conveyed the premier’s message seeking a meeting. “Both sides had agreed that their respective committees would meet to work out a schedule for the proposed meeting,” it read, noting, however, that the government had made no further contact after that. asserted

government → comment → that

“Hafiz Naeemur Rehman had already clarified that the agenda of any meeting with the prime minister would be the abolition of the petroleum levy,” the press release read. asserted

release → clarify → levy

“The JI emir has warned that if the government continues to delay action and refuses to provide relief to the public, the matter will be decided through street protests.” asserted

matter → warn → protests

It added that the JI’s campaign against the petroleum levy would continue nationwide until its demand was met. asserted

demand → add → levy

On Aug 16, the JI announced sit-ins in all the provincial capitals of Pakistan against the petroleum levy and had called for a nationwide strike on Sept 3. asserted

JI → announce → Sept

On Sept 20, the party launched a protest march towards Islamabad, warning that if the government failed to abolish the petroleum levy, the protest could turn into one to oust the government. uncertain

protest → launch → government

However, on Sept 22, the JI emir said his party was postponing its long march to Islamabad against the petroleum levy at the request of PM Shehbaz, pending a meeting with him. asserted

party → say → him

JI announces third wave of anti-levy protests across country on Friday

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