Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, July 13 -- Resistance to Pakistan's decision to enforce taxes in the merged tribal districts is intensifying, with political leaders, traders and community representatives demanding that Islamabad continue tax exemptions for another 10 years, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, a series of meetings, press briefings and public statements have been held across Khyber and other former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where participants warned that a coordinated protest campaign would be launched if the federal government refused to withdraw the new taxation measures.

One of the largest gatherings took place at the Jamaat-e-Islami office in Aka Khel, Khyber district, under the...