Thousands of Power Loom Workers Showed Their Anger
Implement the agreement or face the Strike action Thousands of Power loom (textiles) workers marched through the main streets of Faisalabad (the third largest city of Pakistan and center of…
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Military Regime in Crises, Political Turmoil Continues
No Way Forward on Capitalist Basis Pakistan’s politics is moving towards confrontation. Political developments of the last three weeks have demonstrated that the opposition has gained the confidence to challenge…
Pakistan after the earthquake
Pakistan after the earthquake 06/12/2005 The devastating earthquake caused widespread destruction in the northern areas of Pakistan and Pakistani Administered Kashmir (PAK) on 8 October. Khalid Bhatti, of the Socialist Movement…
The struggle against privatisation of Pakistan Telecoms
For over 6 weeks, 65 000 telecommunication workers were involved in a bitter struggle against the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) and the government in an attempt to defeat the…
Charter of Demand submitted by PTCL Trade Unions Action Committee
1- Stop the privatization of PTCL, end the downsizing and retrenchment. 2- Increase wages, according to the company pay scale already submitted by the unions. 3- Regularize all the daily…
May Day 2005 Activity Report From Pakistan
Socialist Movement Pakistan and Pakistan Trade Union Rights Campaign (PTURC) organized the May day activities across the country. May Day activities were organized under the banner of SMP and PTURC…
Kashmir Bus Service and Peace Process No Solution on Capitalist Basis
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…
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…