All Pakistan Anjuman-i-Tajiran (APAT) also called for countrywide strike against imposition of 0.6 per cent withholding tax on banking transactions of over Rs.50,000 for non-filers of income tax returns.
All other APAT factions have also announced to make the strike successful as markets in almost all major cities remained shut today.
In Karachi, Jodiya Bazar, which is the main market of wholesalers, medicine market, old city area, Bolton Market, Regal, Jama Cloth, and other busy commercial areas remained closed on the call of All Karachi Tajir Ittehad.
n Punjab, the markets in Lahore, Rawalpindi and other cities remained closed.
In Peshawar, the traders remained divided over the closure as many traders’ bodies disowned the strike. Resultantly many commercial areas in the city remained open. However; Peshawar’s Sadar market was open.
The traders organizations have threatened to observe another strike on Oct 7, if their demand was not met. Their representatives also call for Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s resignation. (PhotoNews/Samaa News)
