Category: Campaigns
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International Solidarity for Peoples (Awami) Action Committee AAC Gilgit-Baltistan
The Pakistani state’s latest crackdown on democratic organising has sparked international outrage. Leading members of the Awaami Action Committee – Gilgit-Baltistan (AAC-GB), have been arrested in what can only be described as a blatantly political attack on those fighting for the poor and oppressed. Chairman Ehsan Ali, along with media officer Waheed Hassan, vice chairman…
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URGENT SOLIDARITY APPEAL – Release Arrested Leaders of the Awaami Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan!
Leaders Arrested for Standing Against Exploitation Working class activists worldwide protest the arrest of the leaders of the Awaami Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan (AAC-GB) by police in Pakistan. We send our solidarity to the arrested workers leaders, who are facing repression for opposing the plunder of the land and resources of the region by the…
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Punjab: Privatisation of Health Department rejected – Thousands across the province holding protests!
On March 25, the Grand Health Alliance held a protest rally in Lahore. This rally was organised against the Punjab government’s privatisation of Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centres. Under this government decision, thousands of employees are being forcibly removed through outsourcing. As a result, these employees have been compelled to protest. This government…
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AGIGA’s Protest Movement Against Privatization: General Strike is Inevitable for the Approval of Demands!
A series of protests continues from the AGIGA platform for the resolution of issues faced by government employees. AGIGA had called for weekly protests, resulting in protests by employees across various cities in the country on December 19, December 26, January 2, and January 7. In the central meeting of AGIGA, it was decided that…
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Balochistan: Grand Health Alliance’s Remarkable Success – Achievements and Lessons
The protest movement launched by the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) in Balochistan against the privatization of hospitals, which began in October 2024, temporarily concluded on January 22, 2025, with successful negotiations. PTUS congratulate the Health Department employees and GHA leadership on this achievement. It is important to note that the Grand Health Alliance—a coalition of…
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Five-Day Strike of All Primary School Teachers Successful! Intensify the Struggle!
Thousands of teachers protested in front of Peshawar Assembly Hall on the call of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa All Primary School Teachers Association. Meanwhile, all primary schools across the province remained closed. Teachers’ demands are as follows: PTUS, while fully supporting all teachers’ demands, expressed solidarity with them and stood shoulder to shoulder in this struggle. Due…
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Lahore: APCA Protest for Approval of Demands
On October 31, as part of weekly district-level protests across Punjab, APCA (All Pakistan Clerks Association) joined with various organizations in Lahore to protest against the black law of Leave Encashment, privatization of government schools, and other workers’ demands in front of the Civil Secretariat Lahore. The central rally started from the McLeod Road office…
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Karachi University: A Place of Torment for Teachers, Students, and Employees!
Despite being one of the country’s largest and most important educational institutions, Karachi University has become a source of problems and hardships for its students, teachers, and employees (both permanent and temporary). The economic crisis, which is a continuation of the global crisis in Pakistan, has become irreparable. IMF-like imperialist institutions are pressuring local rulers…
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Crisis in Public Healthcare: Hospital Tragedies and the Privatization
Last month, three children allegedly died due to incorrect injections in the children’s ward of a government hospital in Khanewal, and a nurse was arrested for their deaths. After the nurse’s arrest, nurses in government hospitals across Punjab began protests. In these protests, nurses demanded their colleague’s immediate release and announced continuing the protest series…
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Rawalpindi: The Miserable Condition of Workers in Rawat Industrial Area
Workers in the Rawat Industrial Area are facing severe financial difficulties. On the one hand, there’s a storm of inflation, and on the other, workers’ monthly salary is only 12,000 to 15,0000 PKR. The working time is more than 12 hours daily. The minimum wage is 32,000 PKR for a full-time involving 8 hours daily…
