ABBOTTABAD, June 3: The All Traders Federation, Abbottabad, has demanded the cancellation of industrial exhibition to be held here at the Lady Garden, in a protest meeting at the Cantt Chowk on Monday.

Traders of Cantt Bazaar and Cantt Plaza also closed down their shops for three hours as a mark of protest.

The protest meeting, presided over by Saleem Khan Jadoon, president of the All Traders Federation, Abbottabad, and was addressed by the representatives of cantt and city traders associations.

The speakers criticizing the increase in the monthly rent of the cantt plaza demanded its cancellation forth with.In a unanimous resolution, the meeting also demanded the transfer of the Station Commander and Cantt Executive officer.

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