ISLAMABAD :Pakistan's finance minister vowed on Tuesday to persevere with plans for new taxes on the retail sector despite strike threats, as a step towards winning approval from the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $7-billion loan. The taxes, in line with ambitious revenue targets adopted to clinch a staff-level deal on the 37-month IMF programme, face public backlash after they were introduced in the June budget. "One thing I want to be very clear (about) ... This is not

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