Garment Workers On The Move Again
Tens of thousands of garment workers have headed back to their factories in the Adamze Export Processing Zone, where machines are abuzz and the remnants of burned tires and vandalized…
Category: South Asia
Burma Military Junta Brutally Crushed The Pro-democracy Movement
More than 60 killed, hundreds injured and thousands arrested in crackdown Military junta has once again crushed the pro-democracy movement in the streets of Rangoon and other cities. The six…
Bhutto’s return, Religious Extremism and Democracy
Huge welcome rally disrupted by suicide bombings Finally Benazir Bhutto came back from 8 years self imposed exile on 18th October. She was greeted by the massive PPP crowd at…
25000 Textile Workers Protest Poor Wages in Bangladesh
More than 25000 textile workers defied a ban on protests in emergency-ruled Bangladesh to demand back pay and bonuses in one of the country’s biggest industrial zones. The workers walked…
Crisis continues in run-up to presidential elections
By Khalid Bhatti 30/09/2007 The political tension between the government coalition and opposition parties is on the rise, following the announcement of presidential elections, to be held on October 6, 2007.…
Myanmar Security Forces Opened Fire on a Peace Full Demonstration of 1,00,000
6 Killed, Dozens Injured and hundreds Arrested as Protests Spreading Myanmar military junta frightened from the continued protests and demonstrations send in police and military to crush the protests on…
No End to the Crises, As Musharaf Gearing up for Re-Election
Nawaz Sharif Came and Went back to Exile, Now Benazir,s Turn to Return There seems to be no end to the present political crises. The ruling class has lost the…
New Twists and Turns in Pakistani Politics
Threats of Emergency and Martial Law is not over yet Pakistan is among the few countries in the world where political predictions are extremely difficult to make, because political situation…
Pakistan after 60 Years of Independence
The Dreams of Better life, Prosperity, Stability, Democracy and Dignity have been shattered Pakistani Nation will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Independence on 14th August 2007, with having many questions…
Violence Erupted in Karachi as Political Polarization Increasing
50 killed and more than 150 injured in Political Violence On 12th May 2007 Karachi saw the worst political violence in Pakistan in many years, over 50 people killed and…
Political and Judicial Crises Continues, as Lawyers Movement Intensified
Military Led Government under immense pressure as Anger growing No body really thought on 9th March 2007 that the action taken by the government against the Chief Justice of Pakistan…
May day 2007
By Khalid Bhatti 03/05/2007 Workers want fightback by union leaders against neo-liberal policies of the military May Day is the most important activity for the working class in Pakistan. Hundreds…