Children Without Food in Flood-hit Areas Face Death
More than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) children left homeless by Pakistan’s floods are in danger of dying because they simply do not have enough to eat, according to UNICEF. Children…
Tag: Social Issues
Who is to blame for this destruction?
More than 8 million people have been affected from floods in Sindh province. Many people believes that the destruction caused by the floods is the result of natural calamity but…
Protesting Nurses Hold All-night Vigil in Layyah
Protesting trainee nurses held an all-night vigil on Saturday 18th September outside the local press club to press the government to transfer health and district authorities accusing them of victimisation.…
Floods raise spectre of social unrest and polarization
By Khalid Bhatti 19/09/2010 Eradication of feudalism and capitalism would free millions The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim league) leader and Chief Minister of the largest province, Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, continues…
Women and children most at risk in flood-hit areas
By Rukhsana Manzoor 27/08/2010 “Criminal negligence” of government and the super-rich Poor women and children are suffering the most in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan. Starvation, water-borne diseases, lack of…
50,000 Strong Workers Strike Shuts Down Power Looms In Faisalabad
4 day long strike forced the government and owners to accept the demands More than 2,50,000 power looms (small weaving units) remained close for 4 days in the third largest…
Back to square one
Martial Law imposed, Constitution held in Abeyance, Fundamental rights suspended Crises deepens as country moving towards anarchy and more chaos On Saturday 3rd November, General Musharaf imposed Martial Law under…
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…
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…
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…
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…
International Women’s Day 2007
Unprotected As Ever The killing of Punjab female provincial minister on 20th February 2007 sends shock waves throughout the country. The female minister was shot dead by a religious extremist,…