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JI and Dar hold 'candid discussions' on fuel relief, agree to continue talks in coming days
The government and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Tuesday held “candid discussions” on practical measures to provide relief to low-income citizens in petroleum prices. After a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last week, both sides agreed to form a bipartisan committee to expand the government’s ongoing fuel relief scheme in response to JI’s demands for the abolition of the petroleum levy. JI also warned of resuming its postponed march to Islamabad by mid-November if no relief was announced. Subsequently, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday held a meeting with a J