KARACHI, (Feb 22): The Awami Workers Party (AWP) has expressed deep concern over the recent verdict of the Supreme Court debarring the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from heading his party but also declaring all acts done, orders passed or steps taken by him since his disqualification on 28th, July 2017, null and void. The…
Monthly Archives: February 2018
AWP supports long march of Swat people
Islamabad (Feb 19): The Awami Workers Party expresses solidarity with the people of Khwaza Khela, Swat, who have come out in protest against the humiliating and often violent treatment meted out to them by security forces at check-posts in the region. In a joint press statement, AWP Deputy Secretary Ismat Shahjahan and AWP-Pakhtunkhwa President Shahab…
Asma Jahangir — an icon of resistance, rights defender
Islamabad The Awami Workers Party (AWP) leadership and workers are shocked and grieved at the devastating news of the demise of Asma Jahangir. It is hard to put into words the tragedy that her loss represents. In the death of Asma, AWP has lost a comrade, a defender of rights, a great fighter. “Asma Jahangir…
Unity of the Left and progressive forces need of the hour to counter rising tide of extremism, Dr Asim
KARACHI A lively and thought-provoking discussion on “Building a Progressive Consensus in Pakistan” was held at the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton Campus, Karachi on Saturday (February 2). A good number of students, youth, political activists, academics and media persons of the city attended the discussion that was organised…