GB traders show meager interest in strike call.

GILGIT -- Business community in Gilgit Baltistan turned down the appeal of strike announced by All Pakistan Traders Association and Anjuman Tajiran Association Gilgit Baltistan against tax reform and FBR tax policy as only few markets remained close and in some areas business community observed partial strike.

According to correspondent in District Gilgit which is also a hub of business activities, most of the market remained open as usual and only few markets in Raja Bazaar, Jamat Khana Bazaar and Puniyal road were partially closed.

Asghar who run a bakery shop in konodas main market while talking to reporter said that I wonder that some people closed their shops in Gilgit adding at the moment GB is a tax free zone for five years as per policy of federal government.Currently we are not in the domain of FBR tax policy which is good...