Pakistan

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Sushovan Dhar — Among the most affected by the recent Indo-Pakistani armed conflict are the people of Kashmir, who find themselves ensnared in this geopolitical rivalry.

Rohingya groups are fighting to reclaim their rights — against the Arakan Army, the military junta and foreign powers responsible for their persecution. 

As the dust settles after the latest clash between India and Pakistan, Ammar Ali Jan reflects on its wider significance.

The India-Pakistan war is apparently over for now — but it has not stopped for peaceniks, recounts Farooq Sulehria.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — Events from the terrorist attack in Pahalgam to the announced ceasefire have given rise to questions regarding India's national security and foreign policy.

Feminists from India and Pakistan call for immediate de-escalation, dialogue, and justice in the wake of renewed hostilities between the two nations.

Farooq Sulehria — While the hawks dominate the mosque and media in Pakistan, the hearts and minds of Pakistan’s ordinary people have always been captivated by her Dervish poets.