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The strike with the closure hits cities, Islamabad remains open

Listen to the article Islamabad/ Lahore/ Karachi: The strike by national traders has led to a widespread partial and complete market closure in Pakistan on Saturday, with Islamabad remaining unaffected as businesses continued to operate in the federal capital, Express News said. The strike, called in protest against the extensive powers granted to the Federal Revenue Council (FBR), distributed traders to opposing camps. Important business centers in Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Queta, Pesauar and several smaller cities that have been observed. In Karachi, markets such as Jodia Bazaar, electronic and mobile markets, wholesale and vegetable markets and other business hubs remained

July 19, 2025

The business community was separated over the strike against FBR’s enhanced powers

A man sits in front of closed shops along a road on Peshawar on September 2, 2023, during a national strike by traders against increasing electricity and fuel prices. – AFP FPCCI postponements complain after talks with Govt. KCCI decides to strike against tax laws. Businesses in Lahore to remain closed today. Karachi, Islamabad: The business community appeared separated from today’s strike against the enhanced powers of the Federal Revenue Council (FBR) under the 2025 funding law. While the Pakistani Trade and Industry Federation (FPCCI) has postponed the protest after talks with the government, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

July 18, 2025

FPCCI, KCCI disagreement on strike ask on Saturday

Listen to the article Islamabad: Talks between the government and the Pakistani Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) have reached a positive note on Friday, demanding the postponement of the national strike originally scheduled for Saturday. However, the Chamber of Commerce and the Karachi Industry (KCCI) maintained its appeal for a strike, reporting unresolved concerns about the funding law of 2025. A special committee was set up to address the complaints of traders on the controversial law on funding. The Commission, chaired by the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Industries, Haroon Akhtar, was convened with representatives from various Chambers of

July 15, 2025

Traders rejected a strike after agreement with Govt on tax penalties

Karachi: The business community has postponed the strike across the country after successful talks with the government on some fiscal measures introduced through the 2025 funding law. One day earlier, the federal government invited representatives of all trading bodies for negotiations after the business community and Karachi’s carriers announced a wheel-jam strike scheduled for July 19th. The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) called on the strike in protest against five key measures incorporated into the federal budget for current use, along with 32 anomalies in the funding law. KCCI opposes sections 37A and 37B of the funding law,

July 11, 2025

At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli strike at the Gaza School Shelter

Listen to the article At least eight Palestinians were killed Friday in an Israeli air strike in school shelters displaced families in northern Gaza, local medical sources said. The strike aims at school in an area where many citizens had sought refuge from ongoing military operations, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The report, reporting a source at Al-Shifa Hospital, added that many others were injured in the attack. There is a beam of light resulting from an explosion, as shown by the Israeli side of the Israeli-Gaza border on July 10, 2025-Reuters Cease talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has,

June 29, 2025

Strike stops businesses in the largest port of Bangladesh in the midst of a tax authority difference

Listen to the article Businesses in the largest port of Bangladesh resigned Sunday as a strike by customs officials brought shipping activity. Closing at Chittagong port is part of a continuing conflict between tax authorities and government officials, which is trying to revise the body. “The port usually handles about 7,000 to 8,000 containers daily … but this morning there has been no traffic on unloading or boarding the goods,” said Mohammed Omar Faruq, secretary of the Chittagong Port Authority. “This has a huge impact on the country’s financial situation,” he told AFP. Bangladesh is the second largest clothing manufacturer

June 25, 2025

Trump says the US strike ended Iran’s war as Hiroshima made World War II

US President Donald Trump arrives at a dinner for the heads of NATO states and the government hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and the Dutch Queen Maxima on the sidelines of a NATO summit at Huis Ten Bosch Palace in Hagi on June 24. US President Donald Trump compared the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear regions by the end of World War II on Wednesday, arguing that the damage was serious, although the information available was unclear. His comments followed reports by Reuters and other media on Tuesday, revealing that the US Defense Intelligence Service had evaluated that

June 24, 2025

Trump calls Iran’s response to a very weak strike by Iran, urges escalation

US President Donald Trump described Iran’s response to strikes in his nuclear facilities as “very weak” and expressed hope for escalating in the area. He said Iran had given a warning before a rocket attack on the US air base in Qatar, which allowed US forces to avoid losses. “I am pleased to say that no American is hurt and almost no damage was done,” Trump wrote in a position for Truth Social on Monday. “Most importantly, they have all taken it from their” system “, and we hope there will be no further hatred.” According to Trump, a total

June 20, 2025