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Traders in Pakistan’s commercial capital strike over new ‘anti-business’ tax measures

  • Traders demand rollback of FBR arrest powers, limits on large cash transactions and e-invoicing
  • Karachi Chamber leads the strike, the federal trade body withdraws after talks with government
By Ismail Dilawar ·

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