Lahore: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said the JI is not bound by any commitment to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and will resume its long march with greater force if the government fails to abolish the petroleum levy.'The prime minister may talk to us or not. We are only concerned with relief for the people,' Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said while addressing a press conference at Mansoorah on Thursday. He demanded the withdrawal of around Rs135 per litre petroleum levy and other taxes, saying the government must honour its commitments to provide relief to the public.JI Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch, Acting Secretary General Nazir Ahmad Janjua and Deputy Secretary Rusal Khan Babar were also present at the press conference.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the JI's campaign against the levy would continue and warned that the long march would begin from Multan if the government failed to announce its abolition. 'Caravans from across the country will head towards Islamabad,' he said, adding that publi c meetings were being held in different cities and a signature campaign was also under way. The JI, he said, would collect more than 20 million signatures against the levy. 'Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has returned to the country. Let's see what relief he provides. No delaying tactics will be accepted.'The JI leader rejected the government's argument that the IMF programme prevented it from abolishing the levy. He said the government was passing the burden of the FBR's inefficiency on to ordinary citizens while giving assurances to the IMF to meet revenue targets. The JI emir said the IMF had asked the government to reduce fuel consumption by Rs152 billion and the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) by Rs100 billion, but the rulers were unwilling to take such measures. He said the JI had advised the government to use 1,300cc vehicles and prevent corruption through development funds allocated to lawmakers.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman criticised excessive government spending, questioning the purchase of an Rs11 billion aircraft by Maryam Nawaz and order for Rs6 billion worth of bulletproof vehicles for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conference. He asked what would happen to the vehicles after the conference.On the power sector, he said Pakistan had an installed electricity generation capacity of around 49,000 megawatts against current demand of about 18,000MW. He questioned why IPPs were being supplied oil and gas when a significant share of electricity was generated through water, coal and other relatively cheaper sources. He said the government was burdening consumers with fuel adjustment charges while paying billions of rupees to IPPs in capacity payments.The JI chief condemned the killing of three Pakistanis by pirates during an operation by Somali security forces. He said the JI had raised its voice at every forum for the release of Pakistani hostages but the government had failed to play an effective role. 'It is extremely shameful and regrettable that the government did not play its role in th is matter,' he said, demanding that the bodies of the deceased Pakistanis be brought back home and financial assistance provided to their families.On the political situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman strongly opposed reports of possible governor's rule or emergency in the province. He warned that any unconstitutional action or use of force would further worsen the situation and alienate the people. He called for dialogue with the PTI, saying that if the government was in a difficult situation, it should choose negotiations. 'JI is also ready to play a role in this regard,' he said, adding that the party was in contact with PTI leaders and recognised their right to peaceful protest.