Pakistan YFIS protests received full media coverage

The demonstrations organized by YFIS in Lahore received full coverage from all the main Pakistani daily papers and TV, such as the Jang, the Nation, and the Dawn (the largest circulation English speaking daily). We will keep you informed as more reports come in.

YFIS Sadiqabad organized rally against American aggression

Supporters of Youth for international socialism in Sadiqabad, Pakistan  mobilised a mass rally and demonstration against American aggression, showing full solidarity with the  Iraqi working class and those in struggle all over the world. In just a short span of time comrades in Sadiqabad organized a magnificent rally. The rally started from the railway station where significant number of students from different institutions and workers were assembled. Participants were holding placards with many different slogans, such as, Down with American aggression, Socialist revolution, Class war to defeat imperialist war, Solidarity with Iraqi Workers, Workers of the world unite, etc.

Lahore YFIS Demo

The main slogan seen on the demo was “Class war to crush imperialist aggression”. Marchers were also holding red banners and red flags. People in the city responded to the slogans with great enthusiasm. The rally was led by comrade Qamar u Zaman, comrade Shahid Azar, and Advocate syed Mukhtar ul Hassan Gull.

Lahore YFIS Demo

Comrade Nadeem Irfan Area Organizer, Comrade Ahmed Rasheed, Shahzad Sarwar and Shahzad Chaudhary helped the rally to take place and distributed placards. Significant number of progressive activists, journalists, and political activists were present there. The television channel ARY and local press gave full coverage to the demonstration.

At its peak the rally turned into mass demonstration. Comrade Qamar u Zaman addressed the rally, in which he condemned American aggression on Iraq, and gave full solidarity to the Iraqi working class. He added that mass demonstrations all over the world has proved that people are against any policy of imperialism and fully oppose this aggression. He further added that with the correct perspective and  class unity, the  working class can defeat capitalism all over the world, and that  the only solution to world crises lies in class war.

At the end participants burned American and British flags, and shouted slogans, such as ‘final fight for socialism’, etc. They also urged YFIS organizers to arrange more demonstration like this in future. Our final victory will come  by throwing out capitalism through socialist revolution.

report by:
Shahid Azar.

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