Pakistan, July 20 -- A nationwide traders' strike led to widespread partial and complete market closures across Pakistan on Saturday, with Islamabad remaining unaffected as businesses continued to operate in the federal capital. The strike, called in protest against expanded powers granted to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), divided traders into opposing camps. Major business centres in Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Quetta, Peshawar, and several smaller cities observed shutdowns. In Karachi, markets such as Jodia Bazaar, the electronics and mobile markets, the fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, and other business hubs remained closed. The All Pakistan Restaurants Association and local transport unions in Karachi also backed the strik...