JI Ends Lahore Sit-In, Announces Schedule for Super Long March

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has ended its 33-day sit-in at Faisal Chowk on Mall Road and announced the schedule for its “super long march” against the petroleum levy.

Following the conclusion of the sit-in, Mall Road, which had been closed due to the protest, was reopened to traffic.

The JI had staged the sit-in against the petroleum levy and rising inflation. The party had already announced September 20 as the date for its march towards Islamabad.

According to the schedule announced by the party, the super long march will begin from Karachi on September 20 in the form of a train march, which is scheduled to reach Multan on September 21.

On September 22, caravans will leave Multan for Lahore in the form of a road convoy. On September 23, the super long march will proceed from Lahore towards Islamabad via the Grand Trunk Road.

The party said the Faisal Chowk sit-in was ended to facilitate preparations for the next phase of the protest movement. JI has maintained that its Islamabad march will go ahead over its demand for withdrawal of the petroleum levy.