Traders are openly threatening the Pakistani government, calling the rules regarding point of sale machines a black law.

New Delhi. Now the people of their country are threatening the Pakistani government. Small and big businessmen from across the country have openly threatened the government. This threat has been given regarding point of sale machines. This warning was given by traders in a protest rally held in Islamabad. Actually, the Pakistan government is going to make the rule of installing point of sale machines mandatory in the entire country, which is being opposed by the traders across the country.

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According to Dawn report, businessmen across Pakistan have threatened a nationwide shutdown on January 16. If the government does not withdraw its decision to make installation of point of sale machines mandatory. He warned that the move would further burden small businesses. With this, new avenues of harassment by tax officials will also open. According to Dawn, the warning was given during a protest rally in Islamabad, where traders tried to march from Aabpara Chowk towards the Red Zone to demonstrate against the Federal Board of Revenue’s directive. However, heavy police force stopped the procession near Serena Hotel, forcing the protesters to sit in protest there. The protest was organized by All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran in collaboration with Traders Action Committee. Shopkeepers and market representatives from Islamabad and Rawalpindi participated in it. Leaders of various trade organizations addressed the gathering and accused the government of targeting small businesses instead of tackling corruption on a large scale. Addressing the crowd, Ajmal Baloch, chairman of the Traders Action Committee in Islamabad, described the mandatory installation of POS machines as a black law designed to scare traders rather than reform the tax system. He claimed that under the guise of documentation, traders will face more harassment by tax officials and demands for bribe. Citing an estimate by the International Monetary Fund, Baloch alleged that corruption in Pakistan amounts to about PKR 53 trillion annually. He accused the department of selectively targeting small shopkeepers while ignoring large-scale corruption. He also alleged that many FBR officers have assets disproportionate to their known sources of income and their families enjoy foreign education and luxurious lifestyle.