Ammar Ali Jan
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.

Thousands of PTI supporters reach Islamabad demanding Imran Khan’s immediate release

Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan marched to Islamabad over the past few days facing heavy repression from security forces

Record levels of pollution endanger millions of lives in Pakistan

Left activists in the country blame the government’s reluctance to act against big polluters despite its impact on the most of the people who are risking their health to pursue their livelihoods.

Pakistan set to illegally expel more Afghan refugees

Right groups and left parties in Pakistan have opposed last year’s expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Afghans by the government, which also accused them of participating in terrorism and other criminal activities

Pakistani workers build unity, chart path of struggle against anti-worker measures in Lahore conference

The conference raised the demands of better implementation of minimum wage laws, nationalization of the Independent Power Plants (IPP), and opposed a united labor code

Activists condemn Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision to allow military trial of civilians

The Supreme Court decision to permit military trials of civilians reversed its own decision from October. The ruling comes in the context of military trials against opposition leaders and members for the May protests after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Powerloom workers Pakistan Victory for powerloom workers in Faisalabad, Pakistan, after over two weeks of protests

After more than two weeks of mass strike action, powerloom workers in Faisalabad were able to successfully secure commitments on minimum wage as well as guarantees for social security