Peshawar: Local shop owners have announced their decision to waive off two-month rent to support their tenants amid the coronavirus lockdown, a source reported. The shop owners made the decision following Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan’s announcement for not charging rents from his commercial entities.
The current shop rent ranges from PKR 20,000 to over PKR
100,000 in various parts of the city. This had made it difficult for
shopkeepers to keep paying rent during the lockdown imposed due to pandemic.
Following the announcement from the local shop owners, tenants have expressed their appreciation. They have further requested the government to provide concessions in their utility bills. They also asked the government to ease lockdown conditions so that shops and small businesses could start earning a living.
Except for bakeries, medical stores, and other shops of
essential items, other business outlets are barred from running their
operations during the going lockdown period.
