Pakistan, Oct. 24 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has called on the federal government to abolish what it termed an excessive petroleum levy, arguing that additional taxes and charges are placing an unbearable burden on the public.

Speaking to the media after negotiations with the government at Punjab House, Liaqat Baloch, head of Jamaat-e-Islami's negotiating committee, said the party was continuing its efforts to secure relief for consumers following its campaign against excessive levies on electricity and petroleum products.

Baloch said Jamaat-e-Islami had staged a 35-day-long march and sit-in before temporarily postponing the protest following contacts from the prime minister and other government ministers. He explained that the proposed meeting...