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Pakistan calls for India’s compliance with the Indus Water Treaty, proposes diplomacy Pakistan calls for India’s compliance with the Indus Water Treaty, proposes diplomacy

In April, India put the 1960 treaty in abeyance and has refused diplomatic engagements with Pakistan, accusing it of supporting anti-India armed groups and “cross border terrorism”.

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.

Protests in Gilgit-Baltistan Protests in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan demand the release of detained rights activists

Advocate Ehsaan Ali and several other activists of the Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action Committee were arrested on Wednesday and charged with anti-state activities and hate speech.

Workers in South Asia celebrated May Day with a resolve to change the world

Labor unions organized rallies in all major cities in the region raising major issues facing the working classes and extending solidarity to the anti-imperialist movements across the globe.

Pakistan continues forced displacement of thousands of Afghan refugees Pakistan continues forced displacement of thousands of Afghan refugees

Between 500,000-800,000 Afghan refugees have been expelled from Pakistan since September 2023 in complete violation of their rights and despite the concerns about their safety under Taliban rule.

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.

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.

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