Report: Balochistan Labour Conference – PTUDC campaign spreads across the country! Due to a technical hitch, we were unable to receive this report for some time. Although delayed, we have decided to publish it because it shows the excellent work and the influence of the PTUDC in Pakistan. Read the article on the PTUDC website.
In Memory of Della Clyne With a deep sense of sadness we learned of the death of Della Clyne following a short struggle with cancer. Although she was not known to many comrades, Della was a very remarkable woman with a passionate nature and an open and inquiring mind. She was not young in years but she seemed to be eternally young in spirit and possessed a tremendous and infectious enthusiasm that communicated itself to everyone near her.
More Protest Messages sent to President Musharraf and to the Governor of Punjab More protest messages sent to President Musharraf and to the Governor of Punjab
London Protest Picket, July 29, 2004 Against Fundamentalist Attacks on Workers in Pakistan On July 26, as news spread of the vicious attacks by fundamentalists upon members of the Unemployed Youth Movement in Pakistan, a number of Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign supporters in England began to plan a picket in London.
Pakistan Brutal Attacks Update New Protest Messages sent to President Musharraf and to the Governor of Punjab
Pakistan Brutal Attacks Update On Monday 26th of July we published an Urgent Appeal against the brutal attack which took place in Lahore on July 23, 2004. We recieved many protest mails from all over the world and we would like to thank all of you for your international solidarity. We also recieved a message from Pakistan with a new list of e-mails where protest mails should be sent.
Pakistan Brutal Attacks Update On Monday 26th of July we published an Urgent Appeal against the brutal attack which took place in Lahore on July 23, 2004. We recieved many protest mails from all over the world and we would like to thank all of you for your international solidarity. We also recieved a message from Pakistan with a new list of e-mails where protest mails should be sent.
Urgent Appeal: Brutal Attack on our Comrades in Pakistan Hundreds of fundamentalists belonging to the most notorious religious organisation, Islami Jamiat Tulba (an outfit of Jamat Islami), attacked our comrades in the heart of the provincial capital Lahore. This happened while the comrades were engaged in registering the unemployed youth.
Urgent Appeal: Brutal Attack on our Comrades in Pakistan Hundreds of fundamentalists belonging to the most notorious religious organisation, Islami Jamiat Tulba (an outfit of Jamat Islami), attacked our comrades in the heart of the provincial capital Lahore. This happened while the comrades were engaged in registering the unemployed youth.
Campaign launched by Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign against anti-labour laws is moving ahead As was reported the campaign was started in November 2003. After its first founding meetings, the PTUDC held its second and third meetings at Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Lahore respectively to develop a common strategy for the campaign. Read the article at the PTUDC website.
Islam and America... Friends or Foes? To justify their war in Iraq the imperialists have found so-called erudite and intelligent professors to come up with the idea of the "The Clash of Civilizations". One of these is Francis Fukuyama and the other is Samuel P. Huntington. They have both worked in the US Foreign Office. Lal Khan's looks into their arguments and presents a class-based critique, a Marxist response.
Pakistani MP Press Conference on recent visit to Venezuela This article was first published in the Pakistani daily, Dawn Metropolitan (Friday, April 23, 2004) under the title “Pakistan can learn from Venezuelan experience: MNA”. It is a report of a press conference held by Pakistani Marxist MP Manzoor Ahmed on his recent visit to Venezuela for the Second International Conference in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution. We are publishing it to make it available to a wider international readership. (April 23, 2004)
Photos of the Congress Esteban Volkov Greets Manzoor Alan Woods addresses Congress Addressing the Congress Singing the Internationale ...
No to the Privitization of Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.! The ruling class of Pakistan is planning to privatize Habib Bank and Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. (PTLC). As a result, thousands of workers will lose their jobs and will be thrown out without any notice or benefits from these institutions. Read the article at the PTUDC website.
