The sit-in was staged in front of the parliament, the Supreme Court and the office of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after the protesters breached the security barricades of the red zones.
The heavy deployment of police in these red zones tried to negotiate with the protesters as the joint session of parliament was also taking place. A special squad, as well as armoured vehicles, was also called in to disperse the protesters.
Several clashes took place between the protesters and the police officials.
The protesting traders requested the Supreme Court to take suo motu action against unfair taxes. They further demanded that the government and the higher authorities should immediately take back the decision of imposing more taxes on traders.
They also said that no official of the FBR has tried to negotiate with them, and if no official comes to negotiate, they will barge into their office.
All earlier negotiations between the traders and authorities have failed.
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@Amir:
What makes you think Karachi traders pay taxes? Try getting a receipt at any wholesale market and you'd know.
The government should take a stand against the trading class rather than taxing the salaried class and the corporates.
Big Traders and Union leaders themselves surrender before the Ministers, cabinet committee's and ask the lower traders to protest on the roads, hypocrisy everywhere
FBR will only tax the weak,the helpless and not the big businessmen and agriculturist
Oh i see. I thought only the traders in karachi pay taxes.