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Karachi: The struggle and resilience of Pakistan’s coastal fishermen
In Pakistan, particularly across the expansive coastal regions of Sindh and Balochistan adjoining the Arabian Sea, as well as along its rivers, fishing is a widespread profession, practised on both a small and large scale. This industry directly supports the livelihoods of over two million people, with even more involved indirectly. However, the fishing community…
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Malakand KPK: Dargai’s industrial zone, a tale of exploitation
In the Dargai Industrial Zone, in various factories, the condition of the workers is no different from that of other workers in the country. The industrial zone houses factories producing steel, plastic, cooking oil, and cosmetics. These factories disregard labour laws and do not provide democratic rights to the workers. A worker from a steel…
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Message from teachers and lady health workers… to the public!
A leaflet is produced by the struggling teachers and health workers for the public. Here is the translated text of the leaflet. Suppress us if you can! Extinguish the light if you dare! If the light goes out, a new dawn will come; if the voice is suppressed, judgment will occur! Long live the unity…
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Lahore: State coercion unacceptable on the sit-in organised by AGEGA for the approval of government employees’ demands!
Thousands of lower-grade government employees across the province have been staging a sit-in outside the Lahore Secretariat since October 10th, led by AGEGA. This current protest is a continuation of the one that took place in July, where the employees are demanding improvements such as the proper disbursement of leave encashment, adjustments to anti-labour pension…
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Workers and youth organising to combat high inflation in Kashmir
On September 16, 2023, a joint meeting of the Public Action Committees from across Kashmir was held in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir. The meeting set the agenda for the ongoing movement against inflation. It was decided in the meeting that a complete boycott of electricity bills will take place across all districts of…
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Ongoing State and Religious Oppression on the Christian Community After the Jaranwala Incident
On August 6, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Jaranwala, a rural area near Faisalabad, where dozens of churches and homes belonging to the Christian workers and labourers were set ablaze. The arson was carried out by local leaders and religious organizations under false allegations of blasphemy, all in plain sight of the police. Thousands…
