The call for civil disobedience by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has sparked anger amongst the business community.
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has asked the business community to distance itself from such a move.
In a statement, FPCCI president Zakaria Usman said that the current political situation and recent call for civil disobedience are not feasible moves as they amount to provoking people not to pay taxes and utility bills.
He said the country is passing through critical economic and political conditions and political activities have hampered the process of economic and commercial development.
At a time when the army is engaged in a decisive battle in North Waziristan to eliminate terrorism, “we have to maintain unity and avoid divisions and distortions,” he added.
Zakaria Usman said that business community is the real stakeholder in the recent call for civil disobedience and would not like to close their businesses, industries and become sick units by becoming defaulters of bank loans.
