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Karachi Tajir Ittehad rejects online business SOPs by Sindh govt

Karachi Tajir Ittehad rejects online business SOPs by Sindh govt
April 26, 2020
KARACHI (92 News) – All Karachi Tajir Ittehad has categorically rejected online business standard operating procedures (SOPs) given by Sindh Government on Saturday. The traders and businessmen community has claimed that the new orders will only favour five per cent of the community and the rest will continue to bear losses. The Karachi Tajir Ittehad also said that the the online business SOPs is a technical refusal by the government of Sindh to our demands of opening businesses. On the occasion, Tajir Ittehad Chairman Atiq Mir said that the traders who indulged in dialogue with the government have been befooled. He also said that the traders will have to fill and submit almost 600,000 applications to fulfill the new SOPs for online businesses which is a mammoth task on its own. The chairman further mentioned that the lockdown restrictions are merely in papers as millions of people are out on the streets of Karachi whilst businesses continue to suffer.
Sindh govt allows online business due to coronavirus
A day earlier, the Sindh government has allowed the online business in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic from Monday to Thursday. As per law, shopkeepers will be able to deliver the orders after receiving them online. However, there will be no permission to open the shops. The timing for the online business will be from 9am to 3pm. Moreover, the medical examination record will be maintained daily. Only registered staffers can do the online business. Shopkeepers will use a thermal gun, facemasks, sanitizers and gloves. The Health Department officials can perform the coronavirus test at any time. The shopkeeper will have to pay the expenditures if an employee tests positive for coronavirus. The online business will be applicable from April 27 to an indefinite period.