The traders’ community on Tuesday renewed their call for a country-wide strike on August 28 after their talks with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ended in a stalemate. The Central President of the Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Kashif Chaudhry, termed the government’s negotiations a ‘drama’ and said that they will observe a complete shutdown from Khyber to Karachi on August 28.
Kashif Chaudhry said that traders are united, demanding a reduction in electricity prices and a review of the IPP agreements. He said that the economic system needs to be corrected, terming the strike a step in that direction.
The central president of the Anjuman-e-Tajiran added that traders and industrialists are fed up with paying taxes. “Every shopkeeper will close the shutter on August 28 who wants to open the shutter in future.”
