Pakistan

Mecca Pact signing

The meaning of the Mecca Pact

The real meaning of the Mecca Pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan lies not in what it is today, contends Michael Pröbsting, but in what it reflects and could become in the future.
Jammu Kashmir protest July 21

Oppose repression of mass uprising in Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir

Never has such a brave mass movement been witnessed in the region as the one currently unfolding in Pakistani-controlled Jammu Kashmir, writes Farooq Tariq.
Jammu Kashmir protest

Urgent appeal: Stand in solidarity with the people of Jammu Kashmir

An urgent appeal by various organisations for solidarity with the people of Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir.
Kashmir protest

We will decide its future: A socialist voice from Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir is passing through one of the harshest phases of confrontation it has seen in years, explains Umair Khurshid.
Kashmir assembly

Jammu Kashmir under siege: The unfinished revolt against national oppression and class exploitation

The people of Pakistani-administered Jammu Kashmir remain in the streets after almost two weeks of blackout, siege and state violence, writes Umair Khurshid.
iran us peace talks pakistan

Pakistan: How a regional warmonger came to host US-Iran peace talks

Farooq Sulehria — Pakistan may seek to play the role of peacemaker globally but regionally it acts as a warmonger.
Cuba flag

Joint declaration: South Asia stands with Cuba against the blockade!

We, the undersigned Communist, workers’, and left-wing parties of South Asia, issue this collective call in firm and unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Cuba.
Taliban soldiers pose as they stand on a Humvee in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, which shares a border with Pakistan on February 28, 2026.

A war neglected by the world — Afghanistan and Pakistan

Farooq Tariq — The attack by US and Israeli imperialism on Iran has overshadowed the recent war between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Taliban

Afghanistan–Pakistan war, militarism and a left response to the regional crisis

Farooq Sulehria argues that the current confrontation reflects a deeper crisis of the regional order — one whose costs will be borne overwhelmingly by working people on both sides of the border.
Tank on Pakistan border

Frankenstein at the border: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the wounds of a region

Farooq Sulehria looks at the crisis along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the misconceptions within Pakistan’s military establishment, and the shifting global and regional power landscape.
Jahmoor graphic

Forging the steel of unity: Left politics in contemporary Pakistan

Ammar Ali Jan defends Haqooq-e-Khalq Party’s anti-imperialist position, critiques sectarian and messianic tendencies on the Pakistani Left, and advances a dialectical, universalist strategy for socialist renewal in the country.
JKNSF banner

‘Azad’ Kashmir’s unheard rebellion: Voices from the people’s struggle

Haris Qadeer — Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK) have experienced one of the most significant waves of mass mobilisation in recent years.