PESHAWAR: Markazi Tanzem-e-Tajiran Rabita Committee Peshawar Cantt held a protest demonstration against the imposition of withholding tax on bank transaction.
Dozens of protesting traders, led by the Union President Mujeebur Rahman, were gathered on main Sher Shah Suri road. They chanted slogans against the government. They were holding placards and banners inscribed with anti-government slogans against imposition of withholding tax on bank transactions and in favor of their demands.
Talking to media persons, the protesting traders said that imposing new taxes on the militancy hit traders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and rest of the country was quite injustice. They termed the move of the government as anti-traders and ultimately anti-masses step. They said that government instead of imposing new taxes should reduce already imposed multiple taxes.
The traders also protested against the closure of car parking in Diljan (FC) plaza in Peshawar Cantt, from the last three months. They said that owing to abolishment of car parking their businesses were destroyed as no customers bother to park their vehicles a kilometer away at the mercy of car lifters and come to FC plaza.
They demanded of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to revise the decision of imposition of new tax on traders. They also warned if the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Corps Commander Peshawar failed to take action for reopening car parking in Diljan plaza Peshawar Cantt, then they would be compelled to launch a series of protest demonstrations across the province.
