Pakistan
Protests multiply against the proposed new canals on the Indus river in Pakistan

The ongoing protests in Sindh against the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) will now be joined by farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Nestlé worker self-immolates in court after 9-year battle, igniting a worker’s movement for justice

Jutt, a long term Nestlé employee, was fired by the management for trying to form a union. He self-immolated after a decade-long legal battle.

South Asian women celebrate March 8 by waging battles against gender violence and for economic survival

Women’s movements in the region have firmly united with other progressive and left movements in the struggle for a better world.

Ammar Ali Jan: Will Pakistan remain a US proxy or become a regional partner in development and resistance?

Pakistan has for decades been a foot soldier for advancing the interests of US imperialism at the hindrance of its own development

Pakistan’s Aurat March calls for the recognition of gender based violence as national emergency

Women groups in Pakistan also called for a national holiday on March 8 so that more women can participate in the celebrations of International Women’s Day freely.

Protests against new canals on Indus river continue in Pakistan

Environmentalists point out the danger of the Pakistan Green Initiative, which aims to irrigate thousands of acres of arid land.

Pakistan’s railway workers fight back against privatization plan

Railways, one of the largest public sectors in Pakistan with over 70,000 active workers and the most important source of transportation for millions, has long faced government neglect and mismanagement

Pakistan’s ruling class rents out the country to imperialists instead of building a future, says Ammar Ali Jan

Ammar Ali Jan argues that the Pakistani elite are indifferent to the majority of their citizens, who face poverty, ethnic and sectarian violence, and the effects of climate change.

Farmers in Pakistan protest government’s corporate farming plan, warn of uprising

To invite big corporate investments into the country’s agriculture sector, Pakistan has announced the building of six canals on the Indus River.

Pakistani journalists and opposition parties demand repeal of “draconian” digital media law

Criminal offenses have been introduced into the new version of the law regulating content on social and digital media, with government agencies being the sole arbiter of what is “false” or “fake”.

Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan convicted again, sentenced for 14 years in jail

Khan and his party PTI have maintained that most of cases against him are politically motivated to keep him away from power by the current government and the military establishment combined.

Pakistani students say IMF is responsible for privatization of education

Students have demanded an end to the national ban on student union elections imposed since 1984 as well as the demilitarization of university campuses.