JI links meeting with PM to petroleum levy cut pledge

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday ruled out meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif without a commitment to abolish the petroleum levy, warning that the party would announce a date for its Islamabad march after Oct 12 if the government failed to provide relief. Addressing a press conference at Mansoorah, the JI chief said statements by ministers suggested that the levy would not be abolished. “If the petroleum levy is not abolished, we have no desire to meet the prime minister,” he said. The premier had sought a meeting with the JI chief after asking the party to…