Traders’ strike
ALTHOUGH the government managed to exploit the power struggle between rival factions in the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry to undermine a strike call against new tax enforcement steps, a stronger than expected nationwide response on Saturday to the shutter-down protest, called by business leaders in Karachi and Lahore, shows that the issue has not been resolved. At most, the government has bought itself only a few weeks to chalk out its future strategy. Even the faction currently controlling........
© Dawn
