Khadim Hussain
LAHORE/KARACHI: On the call of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association, 13,000 petrol pumps across the country will be shut down on Friday (July 5) as a protest against advance turnover tax, for which banners have been displayed.
The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association said that the strike is being conducted against the implementation of a zero-indexed 5 percent advance turnover tax, for which negotiations between the government and petroleum dealers failed on Wednesday.
Chairman Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association Abdul Sami Khan said that our strike message on Friday 5th July is clear, therefore petrol pumps across the country will be closed from 6 am on Friday.
He has clarified that the duration of the strike may be more than one day.
Abdul Sami Khan said that there will be no negotiations until the government withdraws the advance turnover tax.
