Traders set to strike on July 13

ISLAMABAD:  The Markazi Tanzeem Tajiran Pakistan (MTTP), a representative body of traders, rejecting Budget 2019-20 has announced a country-wide shutter down strike on July 13.

MTTP President Muhammad Kashif said that the government would not succeed in sowing differences amongst the traders. He said that the deadline of July 7 for approval of 32-points charter of demand presented to the government had passed.

Kashif said all the organisations of traders across the country would shut-down markets on the announced date. Further, Kashif said that the transporters would observe a wheel-jam strike on July 14 against heavy taxes in budget. He added the traders would go on an indefinite strike if the government still paid no heed to their demands after the strike.

He rejected the loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expressed that all small traders were willing to pay taxes however the government’s policies were absurd.

Kashif said that that the incumbent government should fear that the traders did not fear to confront the dictators. He added that such cruel budget would not be accepted at any cost and expressed that ball was now lying in the government’s court.