Traders from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan rejected government tax concessions and extended their port blockade demonstration. The sit-in against taxation policies has persisted at Sost Dry Port since July. Pakistani authorities offered conditional import duty waivers valued at four billion rupees for locally consumed goods. Trade representatives must meet strict eligibility requirements under the proposed arrangement.
Delegation leader Javed Hussain expressed dissatisfaction with the federal compromise proposal. Business leaders plan consultations with their representative organization before deciding whether to continue the demonstration. The regional population faces economic hardships under Pakistani administrative control since the 1947 occupation. Local residents lack constitutional representation while enduring taxation burdens and resource exploitation.
Delegation leader Javed Hussain expressed dissatisfaction with the federal compromise proposal. Business leaders plan consultations with their representative organization before deciding whether to continue the demonstration. The regional population faces economic hardships under Pakistani administrative control since the 1947 occupation. Local residents lack constitutional representation while enduring taxation burdens and resource exploitation.
