Protests break out across South Asia against Iran war and assassination of Khamenei
Countries in South Asia, with millions of their citizens working in the Gulf, are facing popular outrage over their failure to condemn US-Israeli aggression and Khamenei’s assassination.
Hundreds of thousands participated in a national strike in Pakistan against the conservative government’s policies
Protests were organized to observe the second anniversary of national elections considered rigged by the opposition and to demand Pakistan’s withdrawal from the so-called Board of Peace for Gaza.
Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan
Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.
Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in Pakistan
Many workers in Pakistan are not paid minimum wage, which unions claim is already inadequate to fulfill their basic needs
Heavy rain and floods affect millions in Pakistan, over 650 killed since late June
Pakistan has witnessed frequent heavy rains and floods in recent times causing massive human and material loss claimed to be the result of human-induced global changes in the climate
Yet another left activist is arrested in Pakistan as state crackdown on dissent intensifies
Dissent grows in Pakistan against the government’s economic policies considered exploitative and environmentally hazardous by the local population in different parts of the country.
Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform
Farmers allege that successive governments in the country have failed to address concerns raised by majority of the country’s farmers and continue to serve the interests of big landlords and international capital
Arrests of Baloch activists in Pakistan spark nationwide outrage
Three people were killed and over a dozen people, including the leaders of the BYC, were arrested in the state crackdown on protests demanding an end to forced disappearances.
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.
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.
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.






