Faisalabad: work resumes in sizing industry

FAISALABAD: Sizing industry that remained on strike the past 14 days in Faisalabad in the wake of imposition of sales tax has resumed operations after ending the strike, Geo News reported Sunday.

The daily wagers who remained jobless for the past 14 days have now returned to work.

The owners of sizing industry had announced to go on indefinite strike on March 20 in protest against the imposition of sales tax.

Later, power looms industry also joined in and went on strike from March 25 while traders of yarn market had also kept their business closed for the past four days.

Then the representatives of FBR had assured the sizing industry of declaring it exempted from the sales tax but the industry remained on strike till the issuance of formal notification in this regard.

On April 1 the notification was issued but due to closure of gas on April 2 the industry could not resume operation. However, the wheel of the sizing industry began turning again from Sunday after 14 days.