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, by TARIQ Farooq
On 11th December 2024, while replying to a question in Pakistan’s National Assembly, the federal finance minister admitted for the first time that since 2019, and while under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, gas prices increased by a record 840% and electricity tariffs rose over (…)
, by JAN Ammar Ali
Last week in Islamabad, a series of violent confrontations erupted between supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and state security forces. Hundreds were injured as police and paramilitary rangers used bullets and tear gas to (…)
, by Anjuman Mazareen Punjab, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC
Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee and Anjuman Mazareen Punjab held a press conference today, making a major announcement.
Small Farmers & Landless peasants declared that they will not vacate their land and are prepared to fight against the government’s impunity to forcefully take over (…)
, by Pakistan Brick Klin Workers Union - Punjab, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC
Action held in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab.
Toba Tek Singh: Hundreds of people joined protest action in Toba Tek Singh urging the government to take concrete steps to tackle smog and pollution in the province. The mobilization marched from Chungi Gojra road to Shahbaz Chowk & ended at press (…)
, by NANGIANA Umer, NATARAJAN Swaminathan
A thick blanket of smog has derailed normal activity for most people
Reuters Young boy is setting up a fishing trap, with the bridge over the River Ravi in the background, amid smog in LahoreReuters
Smog starts slow.
At first, you cannot see it but you can smell it. It smells like (…)
, by CHAKRABORTY Debdutta
Jaun Elia’s cultural impact has only grown after his death. Critics and poetry enthusiasts see him as someone who challenged the notions of traditional Urdu poetry.
It took Jaun Elia’s death on 8 November 2002 for the world to fall in love with his poetry. Today, he is one of the most Googled (…)
, by SHAH Hurmat Ali
The Pashtun Qaumi Jirga marks a new phase of Pashtun nationalism, with a swathe of demands challenging the Pakistan state’s treatment of Pashtuns and growing support from mainstream political parties
Hazrat Naeem Wazir, better known as Gilaman Wazir, would post his evocative poetry about (…)
, by SERHAN Yasmeen
When Mahrang Baloch accepted an invitation to attend an event in New York City this week in honor of her and 99 others recognized on this year’s TIME100 Next list, she anticipated that she might face some obstacles at the airport. After all, the 31-year-old doctor had become a household name in (…)
, by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC
A joint meeting of representatives from Sindhiyani Tahreek, Sindh Awami Tehreek, Sindh Hari Tehreek, Sindh HariPoriyat Committee, Hari Jeddojehad Committee, Haqooq e Khalq Party & Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) convened in Hyderabad on October 1, 2024.
The meeting strongly (…)
, by SHEIKH Salman Rafi
Pakistan cannot meaningfully fight economic distress and mass unemployment unless its resources are freed from control by the highest echelons of its military, bureaucracy and the political class
Pakistan’s economy has shown glimmers of hope in recent months. The inflation rate was 9.6 percent (…)
, by SHEIKH Salman Rafi
Not learning from the past, Islamabad is unleashing a new military operation against Baloch insurgency and Islamist extremism, continuing a vicious cycle of violence instead of addressing Baloch grievances through constitutional means
On 9 May, unidentified gunmen killed seven labourers from (…)
, by HASAN Shazia
KARACHI: Prominent veteran social worker, trade unionist and founding member of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) Karamat Ali, who passed away at a private hospital on Thursday morning after a protracted illness, was laid to rest at the Wadi-i-Hussain graveyard here (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
Karamat Ali executive director Pakistan Institute of Education and Research (PIlER) was a tireless advocate of labour, working classes, women and other repressed communities. He died in the morning of 20th June 2024 at Karachi.
This is a big loss for the labour movement of Pakistan and South (…)
, by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC
The implementation of a neoliberal agenda to fulfill the conditionalities of the IMF has resulted in over 20 million “new poor” in Pakistan over the last three years.
A severe economic crisis has led to the closure of most industries and widespread unemployment. The price hike of everyday (…)
, by SYED Zia
No to the closure of Lviv University
Since the start of the large-scale imperialist war unleashed by the Russian Federation, we have provided constant support to Ukraine and are keen to defend Ukrainian culture and heritage.
Founded in 1930, the Lviv Academy of Printing has gained an (…)
LAHORE - On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, the All Pakistan Women Association strongly advocated for registration of its members’ Home-Based Workers Union and emphasised their right to social security.
A collaborative endeavor, led by the All Pakistan Women (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre, TARIQ Farooq
The general elections held in Pakistan on 8 February resulted in a split vote, with no party obtaining a clear majority at national level. The vote concerned the 266 seats in the National Assembly, as well as the four provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (…)
, by AKTHAR Parveen
Shock results in Pakistan’s national election threaten to see the country free-fall into political crisis. Days after the election, it remains unclear which party (or parties) will form a government and who the next prime minister will be.
The outcome of Pakistan’s general election remains (…)
, by TARIQ Farooq
The general elections held on February 8th in Pakistan resulted in a split vote, with no party securing a clear majority at the national level. Voting occurred for 366 national assembly seats and for the four provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The vote (…)
, by AAMIR Asma
Asma Aamir writes about the Pakistani feminist movements history and current practices, their challenges and ways forward
I would like to talk about Pakistan, a country that has not a secular State, like Turkey and others. It is officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, run by the federal (…)
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