SWAT: The public representatives and the locals thwarted the attempt by the National Highway Authority( NHA) here on Thursday to set up a tax toll plaza at the Depo area near Bab-e-Swat at Landaky area of Swat district.
According to details, on Thursday, the NHA was trying to set up a tax toll plaza at the depo area at the entrance to Swat district when a large number of public representatives and the public took to the road to protest on the call of Provincial Minister for Housing Dr. Amjad Ali.
On this occasion, Provincial Minister for Housing Dr. Amjad Ali, City Mayor Swat Shahid Ali, Chairman of Barikot Tehsil Kashif Khan and other public representatives also reached and picked up the tax toll plaza box and took it to the TMA Barikot.
Provincial Minister Dr. Amjad Ali said that Swat is an area affected by various types of disasters, while the federal government is continuously ignoring this province and area.
He said that the NHA has taken another cruel step by the federal government by deciding to set up a tax toll plaza in Swat, but we will not tolerate the imposition of taxes here under any circumstances.
It should be remembered that a few months ago, the NHA was also trying to set up a tax toll plaza, but the public had thwarted it and removed the box.
Now again when NHA is trying to impose taxes on the people by installing a toll plaza box but the public representatives and the locals have made it clear that they will not allow any such cruel tax to be imposed in the tax free zone.
