Protest & negotiation
Jamaat-e-Islami Petroleum Levy Campaign
Jamaat-e-Islami has run a nationwide campaign against the federal petroleum levy since August 2026, staging sit-ins at 510 locations, a shutdown strike, and a long march on Islamabad before suspending it at the prime minister's request. This hub follows the protest phases and the parallel negotiating track between the party and the federal government over abolishing the levy.
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22 October 2026Government and Jamaat-e-Islami set 23 October talks on petroleum levy, with protests to run 'side by side'
Government and Jamaat-e-Islami committees meet in Islamabad on 23 October on the petroleum levy, after a fresh call from Ahsan Iqbal, as nationwide sit-ins still go ahead.
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI postpones next phase of Islamabad long march at PM Shehbaz's request, stays in Multan
Jamaat-e-Islami said on Tuesday it is postponing the next phase of its long march to Islamabad at PM Shehbaz Sharif's request, keeping workers in Multan until a meeting.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM Shehbaz offers talks on petroleum levy as JI train march reaches Multan
PM Shehbaz Sharif telephoned JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman from New York on Tuesday, offering talks on the petroleum levy and asking the train march be held off until his return.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceProtests and sit-ins could cost Pakistan Rs120bn a day, finance minister warns
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on 20 September that marches, sit-ins and strikes could cost Pakistan's economy around Rs120 billion a day.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI begins 'super long march' to Islamabad from Karachi after talks fail
Jamaat-e-Islami began its long march to Islamabad from Karachi on 20 September after a fifth round of talks failed, with chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman leading the train journey.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMDCAT 2026 set for Sunday as 138,000 candidates prepare amid JI march
MDCAT 2026 is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, for over 138,000 candidates, with biometric security, as JI's long march begins the same day with a no-obstruction pledge.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI finalises 'super long march' to Islamabad for September 20 over fuel levy
Jamaat-e-Islami says its long march will reach Islamabad on September 23-24, with a train march leaving Karachi on September 20, pressing for the petroleum levy's abolition.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceGovernment invites JI to fresh talks on Saturday as levy march draws closer
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal invited Jamaat-e-Islami to another round of talks on Saturday as the party finalised its September 20 march over the petroleum levy.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI sets 10 September deadline for Islamabad march over petroleum levy
Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said he would announce a long march to Islamabad on 10 September if the government rejected the party's fuel-price proposals.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI submits six proposals as talks with government begin
Jamaat-i-Islami handed six proposals to a government team led by Ahsan Iqbal in the first round of talks on 7 September, and the sides agreed to meet again on Thursday.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI warns of wheel-jam strike as economic-relief talks approach
Jamaat-e-Islami said it could escalate to a nationwide wheel-jam strike if government talks fail to deliver relief on fuel, power and food costs.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI strike shutters markets as government agrees to fuel-tax talks
A nationwide Jamaat-e-Islami shutdown over the petroleum levy drew a mixed response as ministers and the party agreed to form committees on relief measures.