Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has contacted Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch and conveyed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s message regarding talks on the petroleum levy.
Liaqat Baloch said the government and Jamaat-e-Islami committees will finalize the schedule for a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman.
He said Shehbaz Sharif and Hafiz Naeemur Rehman will meet according to the agreed schedule, while details of the meeting will be finalized soon between the two committees.
According to Liaqat Baloch, the meeting will discuss the abolition of the petroleum levy and relief for the public.
He added that Hafiz Naeemur Rehman will also raise issues related to reducing electricity prices and matters concerning independent power producers (IPPs) during his meeting with the prime minister.
Liaqat Baloch said Jamaat-e-Islami’s demand is for the petroleum levy to be completely abolished.
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