Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced a nationwide strike against the petroleum levy. The strike will take place on September 3. Meanwhile, protests against the levy and inflation entered their 13th day on Friday. Demonstrations continued in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. The party says the protests aim to demand relief for citizens.

Speaking at a sit-in outside the Punjab chief minister's house in Lahore, Rehman announced the expanded protest campaign. He said demonstrations are now taking place in several cities. He also warned the government against ignoring public demands. According to him, the protests could soon move beyond sit-ins. They could spread to markets and major roads across the count...