Impartial and Independent Analysis
Three weeks after the earthquake…time runs out for survivors 09/11/2005 As winter looms thousands more could die Khalid Bhatti, National Organiser, Trade union Rights Campaign Pakistan The situation is bleak…
Workers’ Relief and Rehabilitation Committee formed in Bagh city 20/10/2005 The Committee will organise all the relief and political work in Bagh. Members of the Trade Union Rights Campaign…
Politics of Relief 20/10/2005 Political manoeuvres begin There has been a vigorous response by working class people in Pakistan and Kashmir to help the victims and those affected by…
Earthquake disaster – Shattered by the tragedy… 19/10/2005 …dismayed by the inadequacies of the authorities Eyewitness account from Bagh, Khalid Bhatti, Trade Union Rights Campaign, Lahore Earthquake disaster. Shattered by…
Poorest areas of towns and villages suffer most 15/10/2005 Eyewitness report from Bagh Khalid Bhatti, Trade Union Rights Campaign, Pakistan I have been in Bagh, a city in Jammu and…
Authorities abandon the people of Bagh, Kashmir 11/10/2005 “Death everywhere…a stench of decaying bodies” At first, all the news reports mentioned that Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Pakistani administered Kashmir, was…
10/10/2005 Kashmir worst hit region with over 21000 casualties already reported – Wide swathes of destruction – Many towns and villages wiped out – Hundreds and thousands of people still…
08/10/2005 Lack of funding for public services makes disaster even worse. Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, Lahore, Socialist Movement Pakistan. Earthquake disaster. At 8.55 this morning, disaster struck as eight…
The governments of both India and Pakistan are celebrating the launch of bus service between SriNagar and Muzafarabad on 7th April. Both the governments are busy to develop their image…