HYDERABAD, Jan 27 The Muslim Cloth Merchant Union of Azeem-o-Shan Cloth Market expressed concern over the closure of New Cloth Market branch of the National Bank of Pakistan. A meeting held on Monday observed that businessmen, consumers and civil servants would face host of problems because of bank branch closure.

The meeting accused the officials of conspiring with builders` mafia to close bank branch and instead erect a shopping centre.

It alleged that the branch was set on fire then shifted to some other place, permanently.

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