Powerloom owners, workers protest against taxation.

FAISALABAD -- Powerloom workers and factory owners staged a sit-in in front of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office here on Jail Road on Thursday.

The FBR employees and visitors faced problems as blockage of the main gates due to protest restricted their movement. Owners of sizing unit also joined the protest and the agitators chanted slogans against the government.

The Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM) and the factory owners took out protest rallies in various parts of the city and gathered in front of the FBR office where they chanted slogans against the imposition of taxes.

The protesters told journalists that the government had increased the electricity rates and also imposed unjustified taxes making it impossible for the factory owners...

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