Traders observe two-day nationwide strike.

ISLAMABAD -- A massive two-day nationwide shutter-down strike is being observed on Oct 29 and 30 across the country on the call of traders' bodies against the federal government over its 'unfair, ineffective and anti-traders economic policies.'

All major groups of traders have sought to bring trade and economic activities across the country to a standstill for building pressure on the government to change its policies and abolish the CNIC condition on transaction of Rs50,000 or above on locally produced items.

All traders of Karachi under various associations have been asked to keep shutters down on both days to protest against additional duties and taxes on imports, sales tax registration, turnover tax, fixed tax etc.

Major traders in Faisalabad have also called for strike in protest against the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR).

Traders' associations in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and other parts of the country in support of the strike call given by All-Pakistan Anjuman-i-Tajiran (APAT) and the Pakistan Traders Alliance...