The rally, organised by Labour Party Pakistan, was attended by over 2000 activists of different trade unions and Left organisation including most of the Left organisations in Lahore. The rally participants at Charing Cross started a sit in (Dharna) for over three hours. Labour leaders speaking at Chairing Cross in front of Punjab Assembly demanded a wage and pension increase of 100 percent in the forthcoming budget. They also demanded that a minimum wage of Rupees 15000 be fixed by the government for all government and non government workers for eight hours a day work. - IV436 - May 2011

In the first four days after Osama Bin Laden's assassination, the mass reaction in Pakistan is very mixed. In Punjab there is a general sympathy towards Osama, however not many are expressing it openly. In Sindh, the responses differ in different cities. For example, in Karachi there is more active commiseration for Osama and condemnation of the American attack - IV436 - May 2011 / Pakistan, War drive

On April 4, most of the Newspapers in Punjab have printed a front page advertisement of the Health department of Government of Punjab. It showed a picture of an elderly women waiting to be treated and wrote, “Do you want to observe the oath of servicing the agonizing humanity or Trade Unionism”. - IV435 - April 2011 / Pakistan, Strike, Trade unions

Anjaman Mozareen Punjab will organize a massive peasant convention on 6th April at Kulyana Military Estate Okara in Punjab on the occasion of the second death anniversary of three peasant leaders killed by the gangsters of the Military Farms administration on 6th April 2009. Amir Ali, Mohammed Abbas and Abdul Rahim were killed on 6th April 2009. Thousands of peasants and women will join this convention to demand land rights. The main demand is the right of land that we are tilling since 100 year. - IV435 - April 2011 / Pakistan, Land reform

On March 23, at Shadman Chouck in Lahore, the place where Bhagat Singh was hanged on 23 March 1931, several groups including Labour Party Pakistan organized a vigil. There were a good number of political activists present on the occasion. Lok Rahs organized a street theater on the spot. Later on in the night, we were joined by our Indian friends who drove straight from Islamabad to Shadman Chouck. - IV434 - March 2011 / Pakistan, India, History of revolutionary movement

Labour Party Pakistan has decided to organize a day of action for workers' right to protest and against the top judges' discriminatory attitude towards the struggle of the working class. On Tuesday 1st of March, thousands of workers across Pakistan will organize rallies, demonstrations and strikes to assert their rights of organizing peaceful means of struggle. - IV433 - February 2011 / Pakistan

As people around the world celebrated the fall of Mubarak, the Pakistan working class had another cause for celebration too. Farooq Tariq reports. - IV433 - February 2011 / Pakistan, Egypt

A great initiative to help the flood victims has been taken by comrade Toni Usman in Norway. He is a professional actor of television, film and stage in Norway. He has been able to organize a special theater performance in Oslo on 19th September. - News from around the world / Pakistan, Floods

A great initiative to help the flood victims has been taken by comrade Toni Usman in Norway. He is a professional actor of television, film and stage in Norway. He has been able to organize a special theater performance in Oslo on 19th September. - News from around the world / Pakistan, Floods

FAROOQ TARIQ has sent us this full report recapitulating the activity of the Labour Relief Campaign in the desperate situation faced by the thousands of Pakistani flood victims. Information on how to contribute is at the end of the article. - IV428 - September 2010 / Pakistan, Floods