NBR officials on strike for 4 demands, army deployed

Online Desk  :   Officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are observing strike nationwide to press home their four-point demand. The strike, enforced by NBR Reform Unity Council, began this morning at all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Departments, keeping the Customs Houses and LC Stations out of its purview. The officials threatened to continue their protests until their all demands are met. Their demands includes: repealing the ordinance to dissolve the NBR, removal of its chairman, publication of the Revenue Reform Advisory Committee's recommendations on the NBR website, and ensuring appropriate and sustainable revenue...

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Online Desk  :   Officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are observing strike nationwide to press home their four-point demand. The strike, enforced by NBR Reform Unity Council, began this morning at all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Departments, keeping the Customs Houses and LC Stations out of its purview.

The officials threatened to continue their protests until their all demands are met. Their demands includes: repealing the ordinance to dissolve the NBR, removal of its chairman, publication of the Revenue Reform Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the NBR website, and ensuring appropriate and sustainable revenue system reforms through review and discussion with all relevant stakeholders. Amid the growing tensions, members of the army and police were deployed outside the NBR headquarters in the capital.

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