Karachi traders seek clarity over lockdown situation

KARACHI: All Pakistan Organization of Small Traders and Cottage Industries (APSTCI)-Karachi President Mahmood Hamid has said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah should make a clear announcement regarding the opening of markets in Sindh.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Mahmood Hamid said that the traders were disappointed as they were being forced to starve despite the peak season of Eid-ul-Fitr.

He said that the announcement of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to open smalls shops only in neighbourhood areas had disappointed the traders.

The trade leader said that the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) should also be taken into confidence with regard to the opening of markets in Sindh.

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