Jamaat-e-Islami Calls Strike

Jamaat-e-Islami sets a nationwide strike for September 3.

The levy hits diesel costs that ripple into food prices within Pakistan.

The levy is a fixed per-litre charge that bypasses the sales-tax base and the provincial share, keeping revenue entirely federal.

Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned the sit-ins could become a long march on Islamabad.

Sources: Dawn