As the economy in Pakistan faces a nosedive into crisis, taxation has become the last resort for the government to survive yet another year. However, this heavy taxation is causing major damage to the income of shop owners and individuals owning small or medium-sized businesses.
"From tomorrow, demonstrations will be staged against inflation and the sinking economy [...] and this movement will continue until the incumbent government is sent packing," Dawn quoted Fawad Chaudhry as saying on Thursday.
Chairman of Pakistan's Islamist political party, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq demanded the government eradicate the system of interest-based economy and warned of protests across the country if demands are not fulfilled, Dawn reported on Saturday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Amid the declining economy in Pakistan, the month of April recorded two-year high inflation of 13.37 per cent as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid a declining economy in Pakistan, the newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered immediate steps to control inflation in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): The Praetorian Democracy of Pakistan has only been strengthened by the recent developments, endangering Imran Khan's government amid the no-confidence motion scheduled for March 31.