By Omer Abdullah Khan (Asian Marxist Review) Like in other parts of the world, South Asia has also experienced significant social and political upheavals in recent years. This new wave of movements in the region began when Sri Lankan students and workers successfully ousted their corrupt and unpopular president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Since then, these movements have gradually spread across the … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: The Defiance Continues
By Omer Abdullah Despite the state crackdown on the protesting students and shutdown of all educational institutions throughout the country, on Wednesday, July 17th, hundreds of students gathered in Dhaka University to pay their respect at the public funeral of the six fellow students who had fallen the previous day. At least 105 protestors have been killed so far by the state forces … [Read more...]
Domestic Defiance: On Pakistan’s First Trade Union Federation for Home-Based Workers
A conversation with Zehra Khan on the founding of Pakistan’s first trade union for home-based women workers. In 2005, Zehra Khan, then a graduate student at the University of Karachi, began a research project with a fellow student on home-based workers in Pakistan’s textile and garments industry. They discovered that most of these workers were women, who contributed significantly to the country’s … [Read more...]
ALI WAZIR RE-ARRESTED
The abduction of Ali Wazir, a prominent leader and elected member of Parliament from Waziristan, has sparked outrage and condemnation from workers organizations and activists around the world. Wazir was abducted on his way to attend the budget session at Parliament by unknown individuals in Meran Shah. This illegal act comes after release of Wazir as he had been previously imprisoned on fake and … [Read more...]
PAKISTAN IN CRISIS
A WIN Discussion, June 2023 PAKISTAN IN CRISIS - YouTube A WIN discussion June 2023. Pakistan is in the grip of its deepest ever political and economic crisis. Carved by British imperialism out of India on artificial communal lines, within little more than two decades it had split into two separate fragments, and its remaining provinces have been torn ever since by constant internal … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Release Rauf Lund Now!
ASIAN MARXIST REVIEW - 15TH FEBRUARY 2023 Asian Marxist Review In the late hours of Monday night, February 13th, Comrade Rauf Khan Lund was arrested by Counter Terrorism Department in a special raid at Tibbi Lundan, a small town in District D.G. Khan where he belongs to and is a household name as a revolutionary voice against the capitalism and feudalism. He was kept in illegal custody for … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Interview with Awais Qarni, Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Campaign Organizer
Pakistan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. A third of the country has suffered the ravages of a storm that does not stop and new floods are feared. Millions of people have been affected. The origins of this disaster are classist, they strike the poor, above all. The revolutionary organization The Struggle is carrying out a bold campaign of material aid and popular self-organization … [Read more...]
PAKISTAN IN CRISIS
A Workers' International Network Meeting - Sunday 15th May 2022 (1) PAKISTAN IN CRISIS A Workers’ International Network meeting - with Asif Rashid - Sunday 15th May - YouTube For a clear insight into these questions, we welcome from Islamabad the experienced political activist -Asif Rashid, trade union organiser, and regular contributor to the monthly Urdu Marxist magazine THE … [Read more...]
The Imran Khan’s Ouster: From ‘New Pakistan’ to the Old One!
By Imran Kamyana Published in Asian Marxist Review May 1st 2022 The semi-fascist regime of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (PTI)—founded in 1996 by the Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan—came to a dramatic end in the early hours of April 10th after remaining in power for almost four years. Despite their imminent defeat in the no confidence motion presented by the … [Read more...]
The Rise and Fall of Imran Khan – By Zafar Ullah
Published in Asian Marxist Review - 15th April 2022 On the night between 9th and 10th of April, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was ousted by a vote of no confidence in the parliament with 174 members voting against him, making him the first PM in Pakistan’s history to be shown the door in this manner. The motion was supported by all the opposition parties and factions … [Read more...]