PESHAWAR
\nSarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry acting president Ijaz Khan Afridi expressed anguish over harassment and arrest of traders, associated with tea business and warned of the protest if the illegal actions were not stopped forthwith.
\nHe was speaking to a delegation of Pakistan Tea Association led by its provincial chairman Ishfaq Ahmad during a meeting here at the chamber house on Tuesday.
\nDelegation consisted of the chamber\u2019s senior member Nadeem Rauf, association\u2019s members Mubashir Hassan, Siddique Ahmad Paracha, Suleman Sawal, Muhammad Zubair, Saeed Ahmad and others.
\nIshfaq Ahmad and other members of the association apprised the meeting that traders attached with business of tea were harassed and arrested by various government departments concerned during the ongoing crackdown against currency dealers in Chowk Yadgar Peshawar city, which was completely unjust and illegal, and should be stopped immediately.
\nThey expressed anger that guests in shops and offices were also taken away by authorities concerned during the actions, which is a highly inappropriate and irresponsible act and strongly condemnable.
\nTea association delegation appealed to the military chief, prime minister and chief minister along with high-officials of authorities concerned to let them do business.
\n\u201cWe are not against the ongoing combined crackdowns that had been launched by various government departments\u201d,
\nThey, however, said the authorities should take the dignity of traders\u2019 community into account while carrying out actions in markets and business hubs and premises.
\nHe said scrutiny of businesses should be conducted by following a proper mechanism and system.
\nTea association delegation made it clear that if authorities should not have taken care of traders \u2018dignity then Pakistan and the economy couldn\u2019t have flourished.
\nIjaz Afridi during the meeting assured the delegation of Pakistan Tea Associating that the chamber will take up harassment and arrest of traders\u2019 with authorities concerned in an appropriate manner.
\nHe said the illegal arrest and harassment of traders were intolerable. He asked the authorities concerned to review their anti-business policies and put them in the right direction.
\nOtherwise, he warned the SCCI will compel on protest along with the traders community.
\nIjaz Afridi on the occasion stressed the need for forging unity among the traders community.
\nHe said SCCI is a solely forum of the traders, which had always played a key role in resolution of business community issues.
\nThe SCCI chief viewed that doing business in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is less than a holy war \u201cJihad\u2019.
\nHe informed that a concrete coordination system was established between relevant government institutions and the Sarhad chamber through which business community issues were resolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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