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Pakistan jewellers launch nationwide shutdown over tax pressure
Jewellers across Pakistan observed a nationwide strike, shutting down businesses in major cities, including Karachi, in protest against what traders described as excessive taxation, harassment, and corruption within the Federal Board of…




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