RAWALPINDI: A trade delegation comprising Rawalpindi Chamber President Mian Humayun Parvez, Group leaders Sheikh Shabbir, Sohail Altaf, SM Naseem and former president Asad Mashadi held a meeting with Advisor to PM on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan, on the sidelines of the RCCI achievement ceremony.
During the meeting, the delegation discussed the prevailing situation of raids and closure of business centers by the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in the twin cities.
Parvez informed the advisor that PRA should not harass traders in the name of tax collection. The chamber has received complaints from traders that their business centers were raided and sealed without serving any notice.
Chamber is the right platform to address such issues amicably, he suggested. Haroon Akhtar Khan assured the delegation that there will be no raids by PRA or FBR on business centers. All outstanding issues will be resolved through chamber platform and government will make sure that authorities will treat traders with respect and dignity.
RCCI delegation thanked him for the cooperation and assurance in this regard and expressed hope that traders will not call strike in the city. Trade associations’ representatives, Sheikh Hafiz, Shahid Ghafoor Paracha, Chaudhry Iqbal and others who also were present at the ceremony hailed the assurance.
Last week, Trade associations’ representatives held a meeting at RCCI and threatened for a strike in the city on PRA authorities’ behavior.
