New Faisalabad JI chief calls on Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at Mansoora

Key Points:

Newly elected Faisalabad district emir Mian Tahir Ayub met party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at Mansoora
The two discussed the political situation plus organisational matters of Faisalabad
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the party had always run peaceful protest movements for people’s rights
He said the government collected Rs220 billion in levy in two months against a target of Rs120 billion
He said ending the petroleum levy remained the party’s firm demand

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad district emir-elect Mian Tahir Ayub called on Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at Mansoora on Monday.

According to the statement issued by the party’s Faisalabad media cell, Mr Ayub met the party chief at Mansoora in Lahore. The two discussed the political situation of Faisalabad along with organisational matters.

The party chief said the Jamaat-e-Islami had always run peaceful protest movements for the rights of the people.

He said the demand to end the petroleum levy, backed by alternative proposals, offered a way to pull the national economy out of crisis.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the government had collected Rs220 billion under the petroleum levy during the first two months of the current financial year. The collection exceeded the target by Rs100 billion, which he termed a robbery of the people’s pockets.

He said public awareness had grown through the party’s struggle.

Before the levy campaign, he said, the party protested against the IPPs. It forced the government to negotiate with them, saving the national exchequer Rs3,500 billion.

The JI chief said his party believed in peaceful struggle. Its workers had set a record with long sit-ins, he said, while the party had changed the direction of national politics.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the petroleum levy was a burden on the people. The party would not withdraw its demand to abolish it, he said, warning that the struggle would not stop if the levy stayed.

He said no relief package would work on its own. No package could bring real relief until the basic burden was reduced, he said.

The party chief demanded immediate relief for the people from inflation. He also sought relief from the rising prices of electricity, gas and petroleum products.

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