The government and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) agreed on Tuesday, 10 November, on the outlines of a draft agreement to extend petroleum-related relief to consumers, after a tenth round of talks in Islamabad. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met a JI delegation led by the party's deputy chief, Liaquat Baloch, and afterwards both sides said they had settled the shape of a draft for the government to fill in, [KhabarWire](https://khabarwire.com/blog/ji-government-petroleum-levy-draft-agreement-2026-11-10/) reported. [Native World News](http://nativeworldnews.com/article/2b22efcc76058b3f) reported the same outcome, with Baloch telling a press conference that the process had reached the stage of final decisions. ## What the two sides agreed Baloch said the sides had agreed to expand the existing relief measures, and that JI had proposed adding vehicles with engines of up to 1,000cc and the agricultural sector to the scheme. The existing subsidy gives Rs100 a litre off fuel for motorcycles, three-wheelers and cars up to 800cc. Baloch said the government would consult the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on continuing the relief and would share a framework for gradually reducing the levy. Baloch repeated JI's demand: "Our demand is that the levy should be abolished immediately and the public should be given clear relief." ## What is still not settled No draft text has been published, and no rate, date or total has been agreed. The Deputy Prime Minister's Office gave a narrower account, mentioning only constructive discussions on relief for low-income households. The levy raised Rs4.4 trillion between 2022-23 and 2025-26, the petroleum minister told parliament on 29 October. Another round is expected on Wednesday or Thursday, with a final decision possibly taken at a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. Baloch warned that JI would resume its long march to Islamabad in mid-November if the talks failed to produce a concrete outcome.