Pakistan Kissan Ittehad
Farmers protest in Pakistan over fertilizer shortage and other issues, rally announced for February 14
The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, which has been spearheading the farmers’ protests since November, has announced a Punjab State-wide strike action by farmers if the government fails to act upon their demands till February 20
Police crackdown leaves one farmer dead in Pakistan
Malik Ashfaq Langarial died in hospital on Wednesday after the police dispersed a sit-in by farmers in Lahore in Pakistan. The farmers were demanding a better price for their produce such as wheat and sugarcane
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