Pakistan

Pakistan on the edge

Pakistan: As the old is dying, a new struggles to be born

Ammar Ali Jan — Decades of economic, political and social neglect have now metastasised into a scenario that sees Pakistan seemingly heading down a blind alley.
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Ammar Ali Jan (People’s Rights Party, HKP): ‘You have to embed yourself in the movement of history’

Ammar Ali Jan discusses the challenges of building a new workers’ party in Pakistan — and the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party's recent victories for Lahore’s most vulnerable workers.
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Farooq Tariq (People’s Rights Party): ‘It’s crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region’

An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
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Jammu Kashmir: Victory of masses against colonial oppression and neoliberal policies

Haris Qadeer — The ongoing people's rights movement in Pakistani-administered Jammu Kashmir has finally emerged victorious after a year-long struggle.
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Speakers, agenda announced for Ecosocialism 2024: Book your tickets now!

Federico Fuentes — Ecosocialism 2024, to be held on Australia’s west coast, will be an invaluable opportunity to share experiences with activists from around the Indo-Pacific region and discuss how we can collectively campaign against war and climate catastrophe.
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Ammar Ali Jan (Haqooq-e-Khalq Party, Pakistan): ‘This punishing economic system fuels hatred against the ruling parties — and Imran Khan has been the beneficiary of this anger’

Ammar Ali Jan discusses Pakistan's recent elections, the role Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party play in Pakistani politics, and his campaign as the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party’s first election candidate.
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Pakistan general elections: A vote against IMF policies and state repression

Farooq Tariq — Pakistan’s February 8 general elections indicated a significant shift in political dynamics. Initial results suggest Pakistan has voted against IMF policies and state repression.
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Baloch resistance: Again I shall rise!

Omer Abdullah Khan — All Baloch nationalists, socialists, and progressives who genuinely want to see an end to their suffering and the emancipation of their people, must know that Imperialism as a system is the root cause of our slavery and subjugation.

Haqooq-e-Khalq Party PP-160 election campaign: ‘We stand up to the injustice and inequality of dynastic politics and business as usual’

The Haqooq-e-Khalq Party is standing Ammar Ali Jan in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections from PP-160 Chungi Amar Sidhu.

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The Pakistan-Iran border attacks in historic perspectives

Farooq Tariq — Following a Pakistani air force strike on an Iranian border town and an Iranian missile attack on a border town in Balochistan, Pakistan and Iran have agreed to de-escalate the war threat and reestablish full-fledged diplomatic relations.
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COP28 Dubai : The other side of the story

Farooq Tariq & Zaighum Abbas — The final agreement is termed by international media as a “historic accord on the transition away from fossil fuels.” However, the reality is far from it.
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Building international solidarity with the Palestinians

Antoine Larrache & Terry Conway — Israel’s offensive against Gaza has sparked a worldwide revolt unlike any other issue.