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Escalate
Protest to Reinstate Judges, Don’t Let Capitalists Conspire
Waleed Ahmed argues that PPP is allowing dictatorship to continue, blocks
judges reinstatement and only protests can protect interests of working class
9 April General Musharraf Again Attacks Lawyers
At the behest of General Musharraf MQM attacks Karachi lawyers but the
later’s struggle continues, argues Riaz Ahmed.
Fantastic Strike by Textile University Students
National Textile University Faisalabad students fight against military VC,
textile barons reports by Ali Hassan, Ali Naqvi
We will Win This Struggle – Striking Students of NTU
Ali Hassan interviews final year students of Textile University about their
strike and how it transforms strikers.
Zardari Govt Should Stop Using Terrorist Courts Against Textile
Workers
Das Naeemi reports protests by three thousand textile workers against private
electric company and how Zardari govt sides with private bosses and uses
Anti-Terrorist Act against agitating workers.
Hundreds Protest Against Proposed Sacking of NCHD Workers
Rasheed Azad reports about rising wave of contractual employees in NCHD and
other health and education schemes by the new govt.
Reports on Workers Struglges
Strike in Karachi
University, Okara Peasants Roadblocks, Balochistan University Teachers Hunger
Strike, Faran Sugar Mills Workers Protest, Temporary Teachers Demo in Badin,
Temporary Health/Eduation Workers Demo in Thatta, Apolo Textile Muzaffargarh
Workers Strike for Salaries
Malaysia–
Socialist Get their first Seats in Parliament
Subramaniam reports about the recent electoral victory of socialists in
Malaysia, translation by Sartaj Khan
400,000 Teachers and Education
Workers Strike in UK
For raise in wages and against cuts by Brown govt teachers and workers strike
throughout UK breaking ten year record, reports Hamsafar Khan.
Where We Stand
Basic ideas and some details of the recent struggles, interventions and
Socialist sales report by International Socialists (Pakistan)
Interview – 80s
Activist Nadeem
1980s activist Nadeem shares his views about the recent lifting of ban on students
and workers unions and compares the situation with that in early 70s and 80s.
Interview
– Young Activist Ali Naqvi
Sahil Harkar of Socialist talks to student activist from the recent movement
Ali Naqvi about movements and ideas.
Review—Faiz
and ‘Gard Aalood Ankheen’
Imran Shahid Bhinder takes an analytical review of one of Faiz Ahmed
Faiz’s poem.
Socialist March 2008
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