Poorest of the poor
Yemen Poorest of the poor 14/02/2011 Nest of social and political problems lie behind the country’s turmoil Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East and a largely…
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The economic impact of devastating floods
By Khalid Bhatti 14/08/2010 Small farmers and peasants to suffer the most The full economic costs of the devastation caused by the floods- the worst in many years- in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa,…
Pakistani economy on the brink
By Khalid Bhatti 17/11/2008 The economic tsunami hits the masses hard The Pakistani economy is facing its worst crisis in a decade, with massive trade and budget deficits, plunging foreign…
PPP strengthens its grip on power but country plunged into crisis.
By Khalid Bhatti 23/10/2008 Urgent need of a mass working class party Within a few months of the new government taking power in Pakistan the country has been plunged into…
A country on the edge
By Khalid Bhatti 28/01/2008 Pakistan, even before the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, was gripped by a severe political and social crisis. There are country-wide protests against the price hikes…
Breakthrough first National Convention of Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP)
by Khalid Bhatti 28/11/2006 The TURCP organised its first national convention on 23 November 2006 in Lahore Press Club. More than 300 trade union leaders and activists attended the convention…
Quake victims face another harsh winter
By Khalid Bhatti 20/10/2006 Around 3.5 million still ill-equipped, under-nourished and homeless On October 8, 2005, the people of Muzzafarabad (the sprawling capital city of Pakistani Administered Kashmir) resembled a ghost…