LPP Lahore fourth congress concluded here on 27 July with electing a very youthful leadership of 21 members. It agreed to augment up the class struggle in Lahore and decided to help the movements of different trade unions and social movements. The congress held at Human Rights Commission auditorium was presided by a three-member presidium Riffat Maqsood, Rukhsana Naaz and Moeen Nawaz Punno.

Rana Mohammed Aslam elected as general secretary LPP Lahore is a well-known left activist. While, Ammar Jaan, youth secretary, Ghulam Dasghir peasant secretary, Abdul Rauf labour secretary, Javed Bhatti cultural and educational secretary and Rukhsana Naaz was elected as women secretary of LPP Lahore.

98 delegates representing 554 membership attended the congress. There were three sessions organized at the congress, Pakistan political perspectives, organizational priorities and elections for the new leadership.

There was live discussion at the first political session. 14 comrades participated in the discussion that was introduced by me. It discussed the question in detail about neo liberal agenda and its devastating effects on the economy and the lives of the working class. The rising religious fundamentalism, suicidal attacks and other act of individual and state terrorism was also came under discussion and comrades agreed to build a class alternative to the politics of religion.

The organizational session discussed the weakness and qualities of LPP work in Lahore. It decided to hold more study circles on regular basis to bring the ideas of Socialism to the attention of those joining LPP. It agreed to motivate the membership that is not active and set a target of 500 active and paid memberships until the end of the year 2008.

Comrades took a note of its involvement in all class struggle and leading some of them in the city however that is not reflected in the increase of the membership. It also decided to help form new trade unions. It vowed to organize the home based women workers in a union.

The congress held a secret ballet to elect a new list of 21 members of the LPP Lahore Committee. The 21 members elected at the congress included seven women comrades. They come from all parts of Lahore.

Left leaders to meet in Rawalpindi

The leaders of seven left wing political parties are meeting at Rawalpindi tomorrow on 29 July 2008. The meeting of Awami Jamhoori Tehreek (Peoples democratic Movement will start at 11 at office of Labour Party Pakistan Chandni Chouck in Rawalpindi. They will discuss the future course of action and priorities of the AJT in developing an alternative alliance. Those who will attend the meeting include Abid Hasan Minto of National Workers Party, Rasul Bukhsh Paleejo of Awami Tehreek.