Workers and left parties in South Asia mark May Day, preparing for bigger fights
Large-scale rallies and meetings were organized by trade unions and left parties in every country in the region to commemorate the martyrs of Chicago from the 1886 strike for an eight-hour workday.
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.
Rickshaw drivers in Lahore, Pakistan robbed of their livelihood after state crackdown
Thousands of rickshaw drivers fear losing their only source of income after the state of Punjab banned the Chingchi rickshaw, in the name of public safety and fighting vehicular pollution, last month.
Pakistan’s economic crisis likely to worsen after passing of IMF-dictated budget, rise in fuel prices
The Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, was tabled last week, on February 15, in line with measures required to secure the next IMF loan tranche of USD 1.1 billion
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