Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has ended its 33-day sit-in in Lahore as the party prepares for the next phase of its protest against the petroleum levy.
The development came after JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressed protesters at the Lahore sit-in on Thursday. The party has already announced plans for a major mobilisation towards Islamabad.
Lahore Sit-In Comes to an End
JI workers dismantled the protest stage and removed camps from the site late Thursday night.
The sit-in had continued outside the Punjab Assembly and formed part of the party’s nationwide campaign against the petroleum levy.
Following the removal of the camps, traffic resumed on Lahore’s Mall Road. The road had remained affected during the prolonged protest.
The latest development marks a shift in the party’s protest strategy as it prepares for its next planned action.
JI Plans March Towards Islamabad
JI has announced September 20 as the date for its march towards Islamabad.
The party is considering a train march from Karachi as part of the mobilisation. Under the proposal, the train would travel to Lahore before participants continue towards Islamabad.
Another proposal would involve workers travelling directly from their respective cities to Islamabad on September 20.
The party’s leadership has been discussing the final arrangements and route for the next phase of the campaign.
Protest Focuses on Petroleum Levy
JI began its nationwide sit-ins in August to demand the withdrawal of the petroleum levy.
The party has held protests in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and several other locations. It has also held multiple rounds of negotiations with the federal government.
However, the talks have not produced an agreement on the party’s main demand. JI has continued to call for the complete abolition of the petroleum levy.
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said the party will continue its campaign if the government does not accept its demands.
Next Phase of Protest Takes Shape
The end of the Lahore sit-in does not mark the conclusion of JI’s wider protest campaign.
According to the latest plans, workers from different parts of the country will converge for the Islamabad march. The party has also discussed bringing participants from Karachi, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
The planned mobilisation will determine the next phase of JI’s campaign against the petroleum levy. Meanwhile, negotiations between the government and the party remain part of the broader dispute over fuel prices and public relief.
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