The government negotiation team welcomed the workable proposals of Jamaat-e-Islami and assured clarification on the unworkable proposals.

In Islamabad, there were talks between the Jamaat-e-Islami and government delegations regarding the abolition of petroleum levy in the office of the Federal Ministry of Planning.

The Jamaat-e-Islami delegation was led by Liaquat Baloch while other members included Farast Shah, Nasrullah Randhawa and others.

The government delegation was led by Ahsan Iqbal while other members included Senator Rana Sanaullah, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervez Malik and Bilal Azhar Kayani.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Planning, petroleum levy and rising price of petrol were discussed in the meeting.

Ahsan Iqbal said on the proposals presented by the delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami that the government will welcome the workable proposals and clarify the unworkable proposals.

He further said that he will conduct the second round of negotiations in 3 days after taking feedback from the relevant institutions on the proposals.