Violence erupts in Baluchistan Province after killing of nationalist leader
By Khalid Bhatti 04/09/2006 The Pakistani province of Baluchistan has been shut down by a strike and violent protests since the killing of Akbar Bugti (who was the Chief of…
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Local elections expose Musharraf’s sham of democracy
By Khalid Bhatti 29/10/2005 The article below was written in early October. As a result of the earthquake, its translation into English was delayed, as well as its posting on…
Yet another victim of rape fighting for justice
By Rukhsana Manzoor 20/09/2005 Every day 8 rape cases are reported but for every case reported there are two that go unreported in Pakistan. Two weeks ago ‘The News’, an…
Government Starts Crackdown against Telecom Trade Unionists
By Khalid Bhatti 11/06/2015 The stakes have been raised sharply in the battle between Pakistan’s telecommunications workers and the Musharraf government over the question of the privatisation of the industry.…
Political crises and General Musharraf’s ‘democracy’
By Khalid Bhatti 16/01/2005 Opposition parties divided but regime relies on US imperialism The leading Pakistani journalist and political commentator, Ayaz Amir, writing in ‘Dawn’ (3 January 2005), explains the…
Stop privatisation or face a black out
By Khalid Bhatti 14/01/2005 More than 3000 workers of Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation [KESC] organised a protest rally against the proposed privatisation of this state owned corporation which supplies power…
Musharraf’s hypocrisy won’t end violence to women
By Rukhsana Manzoor 03/11/2004 National Assembly in Pakistan passes a Bill on ’honour killings’. It declares that anyone committing such a crime will be guilty of “intentional murder”. The government…
A Change Of Face Will Not Solve Social And Political Crisis
Pakistani has its third Prime Minister in two months. Many people say that Shaukat Aziz, the new Prime Minister, won the elections not with the power of the vote, but…
Workers fight Musharraf’s regime
By Khalid Bhatti 27/02/2004 Compared to five years ago, the railway colony of Lahore where all railway workers live and work has an air of demoralisation and fear. The military…