PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Enraged transporters have dismantled a National Highway Authority (NHA) toll plaza on the Pak-Afghan Highway in Khyber Agency.
The protestors accused the government of reneging on its promise to give them tax exemption after the merger of former tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They claimed the government had no justification for collecting taxes from the people of tribal districts. The tribespeople had suffered huge losses during militancy and subsequent military operations, they argued.
“While we are yet to see the fruits of merger, the government has started collecting toll tax . . .
