Tag: Traders

Rawalpindi traders demand security on 14th

Traders of the city and cantonment areas of Rawalpindi on Saturday demanded the district administration and police to provide them with security on January...

Traders appreciate FBR for appointing two deputy chairmen

The business community appreciated Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Board-in-Council for appointing two deputy chairmen and termed it as a decision in the right...

Mauritius willing to ink FTA with Pakistan

The traders and industrialists here have stressed the need for signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Mauritius which is willing to further economic...

Bring on a balanced rent control act!

Ikhlaq Abbasi, Prseident, Traders Welfare Association G-9 Markaz visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry for a meeting with Zafar Bakhtawari, President of ICCI. Speaking...

A lump of coal for ‘Fiscal Cliff-mas’

A traditionally quiet week could become hellish for traders as politicians in Washington are likely to fall short of an agreement to deal with...

Indo-Pak entrepreneurs banking on each other

The traders and businessmen living across the border want the governments of India and Pakistan to accelerate the opening process of the banks and...

Holiday ‘on standby’ as clock ticks on cliff

Last-minute negotiations in Washington on the so-called fiscal cliff - nearly $600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect in...

ICCI clamours for traders’ residential concerns

Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI said that the traders of the Federal Capital were facing severe housing problems and demanded that small plots or flats...

Karachi traders strike deal with extortionists

Traders in the metropolis have struck a deal with extortionists to pay them a monthly fee. According to Media Reports, traders have agreed to pay...

Traders, industrialists welcome liberalised visa regime with India

Traders and industrialists in this commercial hub of the country have lauded Islamabad’s decision to sign an agreement on liberalized visa regime with India....

Traders want legislation to bring back robbed money

Traders on Saturday expressed shock that the government is considering another scheme to offer amnesty to tax evaders instead of introducing asset seizure legislatures...

Euro gains vs dollar on Spain optimism

Volume was thin ahead of the weekend, exacerbating volatility, and traders said the euro may struggle to extend gains amid uncertainty over the timing...

Traders reject increase in POL process

Traders in Karachi gave 48-hour ultimatum to take back decision of hike in petroleum prices. Karachi Traders Association Action Committee termed the hike in...

Iranian currency traders find a haven in Afghanistan: NYT

With American and European sanctions spurring a currency crisis in Iran, officials say a growing number of Iranians are packing trucks with devalued rials...

Traders, industrialists condemn power tariff hike. Yep. Again…

The traders and industrialists in this commercial hub have rejected what they called it the fresh unjustified raise in power tariff allowed by...

Lest it should become ‘Tahreer Square’

Atrocities against the traders have escalated at the extreme level but the government has failed to ensure traders’ protection. Henceforth, the traders had been...

Oil prices down in Asia as stockpiles rise

Oil prices fell in Asian trade Thursday on rising US crude stockpiles while traders were also disappointed by muted stimulus measures from the Federal...