Lahore, 20th October, 2019: The Awami Workers Party voices concern at the fast deteriorating socio-economic and political situation in the country, increasing intrusion of the establishment in political and other matters, rising violence against women and children, continued enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh. “The future for Pakistan’s working class, minorities, women and the…
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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…
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…
Ghulam Dastagir for soul searching, continuous struggle to make AWP a political alternative
Islamabad, Sept 17: The Awami Workers Party senior leader Ghulam Dastagir Mahboob has urged the party leadership and cadre to live up to the ideals, remain committed to the cause of the working class, and build the party at the grassroots level. “We won’t be able to earn the trust of the people and mobilise…
AWP leader Ghulam Dastagir Mehboob, 9 others acquitted of murder charges, top leadership will recieve him on his release from jail tomorrow
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday acquitted Awami Workers Party (AWP) senior leader Ghulam Dastagir Mehboob and nine peasants of a murder case. “The prosecution has failed to prove charges against the accused,” ATC judge Choudhry Muhammad Ilyas said in his short order. The ATC judge acquitted Ghulam Dastagir Mahboob and nine other…
Resolutions passed at the AWP Second Federal Congress on October 15-16, 2016
WORLD AND REGIONAL ISSUES 1) The AWP is against war and wants peace in the South Asian region as well as in the world. It considers the current escalation of tension and war mongering between Pakistan and India as a conspiracy of the ruling class of the two countries to divert the attention of the…
AWP Reiterates Its Resolve For Peace,Social Justice
PRESS RELEASE: October 16, 2016 #AWPCongress KARACHI: The second federal congress of the Awami Workers Party concluded with a call for peace in the region and social change. The party described the current tension between Pakistan and India as a conspiracy of the ruling class of the two countries and demanded an immediate end to…
Leadership
Over 550 delegates from all national (provincial) units elected the new leadership in the Third Federal Congress held on March 12-13, 2022 in Lahore. The Congress elected 51 members’ Federal Committee including the founding president Abid Hassan Minto and key leaders from all provinces/nations of Pakistan; Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir and UK; and 33% women. The…