Govt gives in to traders’ demands
–Traders with annual turnover of Rs100m would have to pay 0.5 per cent in tax –No action against CNIC violation till Jan 2020 ISLAMABAD: A protracted deadlock between the government and traders…
Lahore traders observe strike in protest of tax policies
LAHORE: Lahore traders called for a two-day strike on Tuesday in protest of the government’s tax policy and conditions on providing CNIC. On day one of the strike all major markets in…
Traders call off four-day shutter down strike
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran has announced to call off its four-day shutter down strike in August, as trade bodies have been successful in striking a deal with the Federal Board of Revenue…
Sindh Governor appeals traders to call off strike
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Friday appealed to traders to call off the strike and continue their business as usual, media reported. He said that smuggled goods when come in the local…
Traders to go on countrywide strike tomorrow
–APAT official says traders will not negotiate with govt until ‘unfairer taxes are withdrawn’ LAHORE: The traders’ community will observe the countrywide shutter down strike on Saturday from Karachi to Khyber and Kashmir…
Islamabad traders threaten shutter-down strike on Sunday
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Markazi Anjuman-e-Tijaran President Ajmal Baloch and Traders Action Committee Information Secretary Khalid Chaudhry on Wednesday urged the traders to observe a shutter-down strike on July 13 against the taxes…
Traders demand completion of food street construction in G-7 Markaz
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Sheikh Amir Waheed has said that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had approved and started the construction of a food street in G-7…
Boko Haram kills six traders in Nigeria ambush: locals
KANO: Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria, a civilian militia member and a local resident said on Thursday. “Six…
DG Rangers visits KCCI, assures to provide security to traders
KARACHI: Sindh Ranger Director-General (DG) Major General Muhammad Saeed on Thursday visited Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to meet their office bearers. On this occasion, the KCCI leaders welcomed the…
Sindh Rangers DG meets traders, assures to address security concerns
KARACHI: A delegation of All Karachi Traders Union on Wednesday held a meeting with the Rangers Sindh Director-General (DG) Major General Muhammad Saeed. The delegation met with the DG Rangers and informed…
Labourer injured in traffic police, traders scuffle in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A labourer was injured during a scuffle between local traders and a traffic policeman here at Ashraf road on Thursday. Hastnagri police station SHO, Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan told APP that traffic policeman…
Islamabad traders threaten to go on strike if rent control act not passed
ISLAMABAD: Traders of Islamabad have said that they were feeling insecure due to absence of a balanced rent control act in Islamabad and they threatened to go on strike if rent control…
MCI for improving business facilities for traders
ISLAMABAD: Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has formulated trader friendly policies, which would not only help improve business and economic activities but would also provide employment opportunities to the people in the federal capital.…
Dollar traders go back to data watching to test rally’s strength
Currency traders are going back to basics, set to watch the performance of the US economy more closely than political events to discern the dollar’s direction. A gauge of the greenback posted…
Traders demand promulgation of rent control act through ordinance
Local traders have called upon the government to urgently promulgate a balanced rent control act in the federal capital through an ordinance as the absence of such a law in Islamabad is…
FBR announces Tax Compliance Scheme for traders
FBR has announced Voluntary Tax Compliance Scheme for traders who want to enter the tax base throughout the country. All out efforts in this regard have been initiated and tax facilitation kiosks…
Traders announce march towards Islamabad; protest withholding tax
All Pakistan Traders Union on Tuesday warned of marching towards Islamabad if the government did not withdraw withholding tax. Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club, Naeem Mir, the General Secretary…