May 13 and 14 2009 – Protest Camp at
Karachi Press Club between 4-6pm to protest against military operation in
Swat, Dir, Buner. Contact 0333-2298922 Marxism Day School
Karachi, March 08 2009 18/Feb/2009 A
full day of discussion and debate on war, capitalist crisis, imperialism, Islam,
the wretched of the earth, class and revolution on Sunday March 08 2009 at
PMA House Karachi for details click here,
or download Day School English
brochure or Urdu
brochure New Pamphlet – Capitalism
in Crisis (Urdu Translation) 18/Feb/2009 Chris
Harman analyses the causes of the 2008 crisis of capitalism and explains how
our bosses are trying to force us to pay the cost of their own crisis
Download Urdu translation here. Presentation – Resisting Imperialism, Understanding
Class Base of Islamism 05/Oct/2008 Sartaj
Khan of International Socialists (Karachi) recently gave a power-point
presentation (English) at IS RatJaga on class base of Islam and its role in
resisting imperialism. Download
pictorial version (heavier 11Mb) or Download
text version (lighter 115kb) or go to our Online
Presentation page and view this and other presentations. Pamphlet/Guide to Action Stop the War on Pukhtoonkhawa 04/Oct/2008 International
Socialists and Pakistan Workers Movement have jointly produced a
pamphlet/guide-to-action against war on Pukhtoonkhawa. This includes
arguments against the war, answers questions about state and imperialism and
gives a guide to organize anti-war groups and actions in your neighborhood. Download
a soft copy or order copies from
03222990708/internationalsocialistpakistan@yahoo.com
at Rs 10/copy. Rat Jaga – A Night of Debate Discussion and Movies 11/Sept/2008 International
Socialists Karachi is organizing a Rat Jaga, a night of debate, discussion
and movies at Falcon School Landhi Karachi on Friday Sept 12 2008 starting
a10 pm. Topics include War, Islamicism, Lawyers Movement, Revolutionary
Politics. Registration:
Rs 25/- registration/directions: 03222990708 /
sartaj2000@yahoo.com Sign the Petition: Stop the War on North-West Pakistan 10/Sept/2008 War on north-west of Pakistan is killing hundreds and displacing
hundreds of thousands. Please help build an effort to stop this war. Please
go to the following link http://www.petitiononline.com/warpak/petition.html and add your name to stop the war. Or
download copy of petition from here and get it signed at
your school/workplace. If you wish to spread the petition and join other
anti-war efforts contact us at 0333-2298922 or write to us at internationalsocialistpakistan@yahoo.com Karachi: Meeting to discuss Working Class Struggles, Naveena,
Dalda Strikes on August 04 at PTUF Office 5pm 03/August/2008 A
meeting to discuss solidarity action for Naveena Textile workers and left
activists will be held on Monday August 4 at 5pm PTUF office. Naveena and
left activists from Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP) were beaten,
arrested and FIRs were lodged against them by the lahore police on friday,
later they were produced handcuffed in front of magistrate who released them
on bail. On Friday hundreds of workers were peacefully protesting for
reinstatement, raise in wages and union rights but the police attacked them
for expressing their dissent against the Naveena managemnet. More. Naveena Textile Lahore: 200 Workers Protest Attacked by
Police, Left Workers Amongst 6 Arrested. IS Condemns Arrests, FIRs 01/August/2008 The workers of Naveena Textile
Mills staged a protest on Thursday against the owners and management of the
mill for not paying them Rs 6200 as minimum wages. The workers gathered inside
and outside the mill and demonstrated for their rights. Later, they dispersed
peacefully, however the local police arrested Taimur Rahman and Muhammad Ali
Jan of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP). More. Dalda Karachi: 200 Sacked Workers Continue Strike, Need Your
Support 01/August/2008 Over
200 sacked workers are continuing their strike outside the Dalda Karachi ghee
factory in SITE Karachi. They were sacked when they formed a new union after
the management disbanded their former union. More Chief Justice Iftikhar and other Judges Karachi Visit –
IS Celebrates Arrival, Stall, Posters, PR Banners 31/July/2008 Over
five thousand people gave a rousing reception to Chief Justice Iftikhar
Chourdry when he came to visit Karachi on 29th July 2008. Iftikhar
was not allowed to visit Karachi by General Musharraf and MQM led government
when he came on May 12 2007 and the opposers killed 44 people on that bloody
day. Thus the 29th July 2008 visit, hurriedly arranged to
circumvent Zardari govt move to divide the Sindh High Court judges deposed by
General Musharraf on Nov 03 2007, was on a short notice of just two days. The
Chief Justice's arrival to Khi was indeed a very memorable event. The
organizers had less than three days to prepare. And keeping in mind what had
happened the last time he tried coming to khi preparing for this time was no
easy job. Hats off to Noman Qadir (who went sleepless for 2 nights), Rasheed
Razvi, Salahuddin and Awab. More Long March Ends, History made……plus some bitter
notes 16/June/2008 We returned to khi last night from the long
march. I simply cant believe that I was part of this historic event. It was
phenomenal. Leaving karachi with a big crowd. dancing in the streets of
interior sindh with jubilation. having "daal roti" on the road-side
hotels. Chanting anti-musharraf slogans everywhere we go. ignoring the
scorching heat and distributing leaflets. being showered by rose petals by
every welcoming party in sindh and punjab. More. History made at Long March 14/June/2008 History
made an entire cross section of civil society of Pakistan learned and
transformed from its own struggle against rules from above. Long march ended
today at 6 am with thousands of agitators sending a strong message to those
in corridor of power that they know how to mobilize nationwide and the next
time the rulers will not have a chance. More. From Lahore to
Rawalpindi 13/June/2008 We are rite now in Rawalpindi we arrived here early in the
morning around 6 am. The
weather is fantastic. We
left Lahore last nite amid roaring crowds in thousands. It was mind blowing, so many people
were on the streets. we got on top of our bus and started shouting slogans. the people responded immediately. More. Crossing Sindh into Punjab 11/June/2008 THE
LONG MARCH CARRYING MEBERS OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS AND MEMEBERS OF
PEOPLES RESISTANCE HAS CROSSED MIRPUR MATHELO and has now entered punjab . we
are now in sadiqabad . After every ten minute or so theres a welcoming party
of political workers or dist lawyers . they shout slogans and shower us with
flowers and rose petals and serve us cold water to satiate the thirst , last
night we reached sukkur amid a grand welcome by sukkur bar where Ali Ahmad
Kurd had already arrived. More. Leaving Karachi in the IS bus 9/June/2008 We
left Khi High Court at around 10.30 am.
Our bus was carrying 25 members. They
were Qamar, Nasreen, Riaz, Burhan, Sartaj, Leghari, Rihana, Qurban, Lala,
Asif, Azad, Ali, Ikram, Tanveer, Saad, Bangash, Shah, Noor Wali, Musafir,
Akram, Tasneem, Sadiq, Iqbal, Shakeel and Moosa. More.
Join the Long March – Help take a Bus to Islamabad on June 10 23/May/2008 The Lawyers
Movement enters a crucial make or break stage. June 10 is the day when hundreds
of thousands will march on Islamabad and demand restoration of pre-Nov 3
judiciary and removal of General Musharraf. International Socialists is
helping build this mobilization. We have printed posters in English and Urdu
to mobilize masses to join the long march. You can join us in building that
campaign by joining the pasting sessions or ordering copies for your city.
International Socialists Karachi is planning to take a bus from Karachi to
Multan and Islamabad on June 08. You can book your seat by calling at
0333-2298922 or email internationalsocialistpakistan@yahoo.com. You can help
in the fund-raising to subsidize for those who cannot afford to pay the full
fare. Join the movement, make your presence felt, help build the grand
fight-back of the 21st century in Pakistan. Mobilize one and you
can be sure you have contributed to the defeat of General Musharraf,
imperialism and its stooges that cause injustice, hunger and inequality. Download June 10 Mobilization Poster English
Urdu Watch Protest Video of NTU Student Strike 19/April/2008 18/April/2008 Hundreds of
Faisalabad National Textile University students are protesting against
military methods and recognition of their rights. Since April 02 the protest
escalated and on April 15 over 250 students went all the way up to Islamabad
to protest against denial of rights. They are protesting against maltreatment
and denial of engineering council recognition. Since Feb 18 a wide range of
student and workers protests are taking place across Pakistan. Among them is
a protest campaign by a large number of students of National Textile
University in Faisalabad city largest province of Pakistan, Punjab. The
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