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Factory owners demand end to timber smuggling to Punjab
Furniture and local industries experiencing serious supply shortages
Ahmed has been involved in the craft for the past 40 years
Traders have asked FBR for exemption from taxes and duties
Wood replaces acting president Phil Barry, who resigned last week
Some cannot afford to purchase firewood, so have to keep cutting from local forests
Gas shortage has also resulted in an increase in prices of alternative fuel
The employees were involved in selling wood from Thal Forest in 2010