President All Pakistan Traders' Association, Ajmal Baloch said no talks are being held with the government and they are observing a strike across Pakistan.
The traders' community, have once again called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday, as their talks with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ended in a stalemate, according to ARY News.
All Pakistan Traders Association and various trader groups in Rawalpindi have announced a citywide lockdown, including in the cantonment area, on Wednesday, Pakistan-based daily
The trader's community in Pakistan has announced a nationwide strike on August 28, against the Tajir Dost scheme introduced by the Federal Board of Revenue, ARY News reported.
For several days, families whose relatives are reportedly missing from different areas of Balochistan's Kech district have been staging a sit-in to demand their safe return.
All Pakistan Traders Association President Ajmal Baloch and other traders made this announcement during a joint press conference in Islamabad on Friday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Friday, emphasised that the tolerance for any kind of cross-border terrorism activity in India is very low, reiterating that if something like this happens, there will be consequences.
Reacting to the comments made by Pakistan's Foreign Minister on resuming trade ties with India, the Ministry of External Affairs said that there lies a contradiction between his comments and that of the Pak Foreign Ministry spokesperson.