GB traders file contempt plea against Customs

GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan traders have filed a contempt of court petition against the Federal Board of Revenue and Customs for not implementing the GB Chief Court’s order, which stopped the two organisations from collecting taxes on Chinese imports through the Khunjerab Pass.

The traders have also been holding a sit-in outside the Sost Dry Port for the past 10th consecutive day against the two revenue bodies for not addressing their genuine concerns.

A divisional bench of the GB Chief Court...