LAHORE, June 5 -- Shops at The Mall, Biden Road, Anarkali and adjacent areas remained opened until 9pm on Friday, defying government orders to close markets at 8pm on the fourth consecutive day amidst a clash between a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-backed traders' group and a traders' group from The Mall.
Miscreants: On the other hand, officials of the alleged PML-N traders' wing, the Qaumi Tajir Ittehad, claimed that barring some "miscreants", the entire traders' community was ready to honour the Punjab government's decision to close markets at 8pm due to electricity shortfall in the country.
According to details the Interior Ministry has issued the directives to Home Secretaries of the four provinces to ensure implementation on the directives to
close markets at 8 PM and if anyone is not obeying the orders then the concerned police stations should arrest him.
DI KHAN, July 05, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Agitated youth of Peoples Students Federation (PSF) after condolence prayer of their Divisional President resorted to aerial firing in different areas of the city and coerced the merchants to
close markets. According to details, Divisional President of PSF Farhan Baloch, who was killed by firing of unidentified persons near Imamia gate in the jurisdiction of City Police Station yesterday and after observing his condolence prayer the agitated youth of PSF resorted to aerial firing in Mohallah Mujahid Nagar, Commissionairy Bazar and Baghari Bazar, resultantly all the shop owners closed their shops in these areas.
Some countries
close markets in such a situation, but when markets are closed for importers of similar and cheaper products, interests of consumers are not protected then, he concluded.
Loan guarantees, government ownership, rebates of border-adjustable taxes (for exports only), direct funding or subsidy, discounted government-provided services (energy, transportation) and high structural inbound tariffs/duties to effectively
close markets are but a few forms.
The decision to
close markets should neither be taken lightly nor be taken frequently.
The Activists of JSQM took out protest rallies early morning and cracker blasts were witnessed at old bus stand and other places, the workers forced to
close markets and petrol pumps earl.
DI KHAN, July 05, 2009 (Frontier Star) -- Agitated youth of Peoples Students Federation (PSF) after condolence prayer of their Divisional President resorted to aerial firing in different areas of the city and coerced the merchants to
close markets. According to details, Divisional President of PSF Farhan Baloch, who was killed by firing of unidentified persons near Imamia gate in the jurisdiction of City Police Station yesterday and after observing his condolence prayer the agitated youth of PSF resorted to aerial firing in Mohalla Mujahid Nagar, Commissionairy Bazar and Baghari Bazar, resultantly all the shop owners closed their shops in these areas.
