Business leaders in Pakistan's Karachi have warned that economic activity in the port city and across the province may come to a standstill as a cargo transporters' strike enters its ninth day. According to Dawn, the ongoing strike has severely disrupted the movement of goods and threatens t
Traders in Karachi held a partial strike against new tax measures and the increased powers of Pakistan's federal tax authority to arrest and raid businesses. While some markets stayed open, most traders supported the protest, with critics calling the Finance Act FY26 anti-business, Dawn repo