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Hafiz Naeem Attacks Shehbaz Sharif as JI's 'Super Long March' Reaches Multan
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News18•22-09-2026, 14:43
Hafiz Naeem Attacks Shehbaz Sharif as JI's 'Super Long March' Reaches Multan
- •Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman intensified criticism of the Shehbaz Sharif government as the 'Super Long March' against the petroleum levy arrived in Multan.
- •The train march, which started in Karachi, demands the withdrawal of the petroleum levy and relief from rising prices, planning to reach Islamabad by September 23-24.
- •Naeem accused the Shehbaz government of 'economic terrorism,' demanding an end to the petroleum levy and relief for citizens struggling with high prices.
- •He criticized the government's handling of essential commodity prices and the electricity crisis, alleging manipulation by 'mafias' and burdensome IPP contracts.
- •Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested Naeem postpone the Islamabad march for talks, with JI's central Shura considering the offer.
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The Jamaat-e-Islami Super Long March is demanding the complete withdrawal of the petroleum levy and relief from rising prices and living costs in Pakistan.
The train march, which departed from Karachi on Sunday, is scheduled to reach the federal capital of Islamabad on September 23-24.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested Hafiz Naeem to postpone the Islamabad march and offered to hold talks regarding the petroleum levy once he returns to Pakistan.
