Karachi traders register strong protest against Sindh's decision to extend coronavirus curbs.

KARACHI -- Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday rejected the extension in coronavirus curbs announced yesterday and demanded that the Sindh government revoke it's decision.

"Businesses should be allowed to operate at full capacity," the statement from KCCI said, adding that the administration should ensure implementation of SOPs.

The chamber said that if the lockdown persists, several businesses will shut down permanently. "Business closures will increase chaos, unemployment, and poverty."

Meanwhile, representatives of the Karachi Electronics Dealers Association said that the imposed lockdown was a "crackdown" on the economy.

Jameel Paracha, addressing a press conference, declared: "Beginning tomorrow, all businesses will resume activities in Karachi."

The contention between Centre and provinces has devastated the country's businesses, Paracha said, adding that the lockdown "drama" should end.

The virus cannot be controlled by closing shopping malls and opening residential areas, the trade body said. "Neither the Centre nor Sindh provided relief to traders who shut down their business for three months," he claimed.

The representatives said that the lockdown was not bearable anymore and...