The writer is the editor of Asian Marxist Review and international secretary of Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign. It was 38 years ago when one of the most progressive events in Afghanistan’s history — the Saur Revolution — took place. Since its demise imperialist aggression and fundamentalist reaction have wrecked havoc on this tragic land. This week the Taliban announced the beginning of their usual summer offensive against the Ghani administration in Kabul driving a…
Posts published in “Day: April 25, 2016”
Pakistan’s relationship with regional countries has been characterised more by political and military tensions rather than business linkages. The trade that actually does transpire contributes more to the informal economy than it does to the formal sector, indicating that dialogue on trade-related matters is negligible and dependent more on the kind of relations we have with other countries rather than on the realisation that trade can help meet needs of citizens. Hence, it hardly comes…
PESHAWAR: The future of at least 140 displaced families from Bajaur Agency hangs in the balance as the government will wind up Risalpur and Jalozai camps in Nowshera in June. Many of these families feel they cannot return home because their property has been taken over – once the camps shut down, there will be no place for them to live. Hussain Khan, who hails from Kotki village in Nawagai, Bajaur Agency, told The Express…
ISLAMABAD: Kabul intends to launch a concerted diplomatic campaign to isolate Pakistan in the international arena as well as in the region, a spokesperson for the Afghan president said on Saturday. “Pakistan still supports groups involved in fighting in Afghanistan,” Dawa Khan Meenpal, deputy spokesperson for President Ashraf Ghani told the media in Kabul. Afghanistan says Kabul attack was planned by Haqqani network in Pakistan The comments came in reaction to the April 19 attack…