Press Release LARKANA: The Awami Workers Party has demanded the abolition of feudalism, fixing the limit of landholding to 50 acres rain-fed and 25 acres canal-fed land, setting up of labour and peasant courts. These and other demands were made through a resolution at the workers’ Congress of the Larkana District here on Monday. The…
‘Ruling elite responsible for mounting problems of working class’
SANGHAR: The Pakistani rulers have abdicated themselves from their responsibility of solving common man’s problems. They are befooling people and paying lip service on Kashmir issue. People are dying due to lack of treatment facilities and hunger, but the ruling classes are busy in clinging to power. The so-called drive against corruption and Moulana Fazlur…
AWP Hyderabad Distt elects new body at its congress
Press Release HYDERABAD: Awami Workers Party Hyderabad District chapter, Sindh, organized a very success workers congress on Sunday (Oct 20, 2019). The congress was presided over by a presidium comprised of AWP Singh President Dr Bakhshal Thallo, general Secretary Yunous Raho, women secretary Marvi Latifi, AWP Sindh Vice-President Asar Imam, Comrade Latif Laghari and Comrade…
عوامی ورکرز پارٹی کا مقتدر قوتوں کو سیا ست اور معیشت سے بے دخل کرنے کا مطالبہ اور بنیادی تبدیلی کے لیے عوامی تحریک چلانے کا عزم
AWP regrets comrade Farooq’s resignation vows to unite progressive movements
The leadership of the Awami Workers Party (AWP) expresses its regret at the resignation of Comrade Farooq Tariq from the party. In an official statement, AWP President Yousuf Mustikhan and secretary-general Akhar Hussain Advocate said: “Comrade Farooq was the founding general secretary of AWP and one of the driving forces behind the rebuilding of the…
World Cup healing?
Dr Asim Sajjad Akhtar MUCH has been made of the uncanny similarities between Pakistan’s ongoing Cricket World Cup campaign and the ultimately successful side captained by the current prime minister in 1992. Then too, the team had a pretty dismal start and Pakistani fans had given up on it halfway through the tournament. Cue Imran…
AWP condemns Islamabad administration for not allowing WDF to hold educational programme
Press release The Awami Workers Party (AWP) has condemned the Islamabad administration for not allowing an indoor educative programme for women activists. Women Democratic Front had planned a two-day political school for its activists and booked a youth hostel hall. But the management of the Pakistan Youth Hostel informed the WDF organisers a day before…
AWP condemns attack on news channel offices, disruption of newspaper distribution
KARACHI The Awami Workers Party (AWP) has condemned an armed attack on the offices of a private television channel, disruption of the distribution of Dawn, the most respected English newspaper of the country, and threats to journalists. In a joint statement, AWP senior vice-President Yousuf Masti Khan, general secretary Akhtar Hussain Advocate and spokesperson Farooq…
AWP rejects GB Order 2018 and demands autonomy to the disputed region
Awami Workers Party (AWP) has rejected the recently imposed GB Order 2018 by Islamabad on Gilgit-Baltistan and considers it a move to strengthen its grip on the region and perpetuate the seventy-year colonial rule to usurp its natural resources. The party in its two-day Federal Executive Committee meeting held recently at its head offices at…
South Asian progressive activists discuss Marxism, labour movement’s history and Left’s unity
Saleha Athar CANADA: Progressive figures from South Asian Diaspora and Canada paid tributes to Karl Marx, the greatest thinker, social scientist and discussed the history and achievements of his ideology and challenges in today’s world. The event was organized to celebrate the 200th birthday of Karl Marx as well as International Labour Day on May…