PM Shehbaz calls JI chief, asks to postpone Islamabad march

However, as soon as I return to Pakistan, I will meet the JI chief and announce a better relief package for the public,” PM Shehbaz was quoted as saying by the JI in a post on X.In response, Rehman said the announced relief package was “not acceptable in any way” and that the party would continue its struggle.

“The JI chief said the party has been protesting against the petroleum levy for the past one-and-a-half months and would not withdraw from the protest until the levy was abolished,” the statement said.

Rehman said he had he would consult the party leadership over his request for a pause of a few days in the long march before making a decision.

He said the party would hold consultations on Tuesday morning and announce its future course of action in Multan.وزیر اعظم شہباز شریف کا امیر جماعت اسلامی حافظ نعیم الرحمان سے رابطہوزیر اعظم نے امیر جماعت اسلامی سے درخواست کی کہ مارچ کچھ دن ملتوی کردیں۔عوام کے لیے ریلیف پیکج کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ وزیراعظماعلان شدہ ریلیف پیکج کسی صورت قبول نہیں، ہم جدوجہد جاری رکھیں گے۔ امیر جماعت…pic.twitter.com/Nsl.

YkSiIDx— Jamaat e Islami Pakistan (@JIPOfficial)September 21, 2026On Sunday, JI launched the party's Karachi-to-Islamabad "super train march" against the petroleum levy, "cruel" agreements with independent power producers (IPPs), warning that the ongoing campaign could intensify into a movement to oust the government if its demands were not accepted. Read:JI raises alarm over delay in protest train.

Thousands of JI workers and participants gathered at Karachi Cantonment Railway Station for the departure, while women office-bearers of the party bade farewell to the marchers with prayers. Rehman said the caravan would reach Islamabad as the voice of the people's demands, while other caravans from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were also due to set off for the capital.

He said JI had chosen to take to the streets for the rights of the people. The party had staged a 35-day sit-in in Karachi, while sit-ins were continuing in Sukkur, Larkana and Hyderabad, with marches and protest sit-ins also under way in different parts of Punjab.

Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Scheme. The PM’s Fuel Relief Scheme, announcedon September 13 androlled outacross the country at midnight on September 16 amid a continuous rise in fuel prices due to a war in the Gulf, provides a.

Rs100-per-litre petrol subsidyto eligible motorcycles, rickshaws, other two- and three-wheelers, and cars of up to 800cc. The prime minister directed the establishment of facilitation desks comprising administration officials, volunteers and petrol pump staff to assist citizens in easily obtaining the subsidy.

Read more:Fuel relief scheme to go nationwide at midnight tomorrow. He directed that personnel deployed at the facilitation desks should guide eligible citizens and provide them with all possible assistance in registration and other necessary procedures.

PM Shehbaz also asked the relevant authorities to remain proactive in creating public awareness about the scheme.