Jamaat-e-Islami begins Karachi train march against petroleum levy

New phase of protest begins

The Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi train march has entered a new phase as the party started its train march from Karachi Cantt Station against the petroleum levy.

The march is being led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, with hundreds of party workers taking part.

Before the train march began, the Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi train march outside the Governor House was brought to an end. Workers then moved towards Cantt Station to join the train march.

The protest is part of the party’s wider campaign demanding the withdrawal of the petroleum levy and relief for the public.

Hafiz Naeem leads the march

Speaking before the Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi sit-in ended, Hafiz Naeem said the party had chosen the path of continued struggle and that obstacles would not stop its campaign.

He said the government should provide relief to the public and maintained that the protest would continue until the petroleum levy was withdrawn.

The Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi train march had continued for several weeks outside the Governor House. The party says temporary relief offered during talks is not enough and has demanded a reduction in taxes.

Hafiz Naeem also warned that the situation could become difficult to control once the march reaches Islamabad if the government does not provide relief.

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First stop will be Hyderabad

According to Hafiz Naeem, the first major stop of the train march will be Hyderabad.

He said more workers are expected to join the march there as it moves forward.

The party has also said the train march will continue towards Islamabad as part of its campaign against the petroleum levy.

The Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi train march was part of a broader protest movement launched by the party against the levy on petroleum products.

Government talks continue

The development comes after several rounds of talks between the government and Jamaat-e-Islami.

The government had recently contacted the party again and requested that the Islamabad march be postponed, while offering to continue discussions on public relief. Jamaat-e-Islami, however, said its protest would continue until the petroleum levy was withdrawn.

The Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi sit-in has now ended, but the wider protest campaign is continuing through the train march.