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JI says it will 'no longer' postpone Islamabad march, says it will resume mid-November
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said his party would hold its march to Islamabad against the petroleum levy in mid-November. He made the announcement during a press conference in Islamabad, which came shortly after he met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss his demand to abolish the petroleum levy. “We want to make it clear that we will not postpone our Islamabad march any longer. It will now take place in mid-November, and it certainly will take place,” the JI chief said. He added, “Let them announce this package, provide this relief, and devise a mechanism