JI urges parliament to abolish petroleum levy

The Express Tribune • Oct 14, 2026

JI urges parliament to abolish petroleum levy

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has urged parliamentary party leaders and lawmakers to legislate to withdraw the government's authority to set the petroleum levy, arguing that parliament's delegation of this power weakens its constitutional role. He has also called for a united political response to rising inflation and warned that governor's rule and the imposition of emergency measures in 12 distric...