Traders reject 17 new taxes

Traders reject 17 new taxes

Representatives of 15 major essential commodities and food trade bodies — including vegetable, fruit, meat, milk, grocery, chicken, eggs, bakers, hotels and tandoor unions — announced a major protest demonstration at Liaquat Bagh Chowk at 3pm on Tuesday (tomorrow). Addressing a joint press conference at Rawalpindi Press Club, they rejected what they termed excessive taxation, heavy fines, arrests, shop sealing, and the "three days jail, three da…