Adding borders, erasing autonomy
The 33-province proposal avoids Pakistan’s most relevant comparison: its own smaller, resource-rich but institutionally weak regions. by Fazal Ali Saadi
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Politics
Seats secured, mandate rejected: the G-B power paradox
eople of Gilgit-Baltistan know this post-election ritual all too well. The electioneering clamor subsides, the slogans are shelved and the “independent” candidate –yesterday an embodiment of principled detachment, today becomes the most courted citizen in the region.
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Diamer Division: A Landscape of Neglect and Backwardness
by F.Ali & Ghulamuddin Diamer Division comprises Astore and Diamer districts, the most neglected and impoverished region in Gilgit-Baltistan. Poverty
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سماجی و سیاسی شعور: ایک درست نکتہ، مگر ادھورا تجزیہ
ہنزہ کے لیے اصل چیلنج محض سماجی اور سیاسی شعور کو جوڑنا نہیں، بلکہ اس شعور کو طبقاتی انصاف، شہری حقوق اور اجتماعی ملکیت کے سوال سے جوڑنا ہے۔
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A misguided call: Gilgit-Baltistan is not waiting for India
by Ghulam Amin Beg In his article titled “Freed from Pakistan’s Shackles: India’s Time to Bring Gilgit-Baltistan Home,” published on
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Indus canals: AWP calls for nationwide protests on 22nd
The Party warns of ecological, and social crises if the pillage of mineral, and water resources continues, expresses solidarity with
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Rise of radical right: global ascendancy of fascism, xenophobia
Trump’s actions mirror global trends where authoritarian regimes marginalise women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and minorities by exploiting cultural conservatism and far-right
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Rahmon visits Gorno-Badakhshan amid tight security
Rahmon’s unannounced visit from August 15-18 marked his first to the region since at least 34 people were killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests in Khorug and the nearby Rushon district in May 2022, with several activists also being arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.
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Pakistan’s economic crisis: Left’s perspective
Over the past few months, Pakistan’s dire economic situation has garnered considerable attention in the political, media and intellectual mainstream.
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Anti-imperialism and night where all cows are black
Imran Khan’s politics is a turbo-charged neoliberalism… a shallow ideological cocktail of religion, patriotism, and praetorianism.
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Venal ruling class
By Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It is all so predictable. The raids on homes of opposition leaders and workers. Heavy-handed
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Race, culture, terrorism and ‘deep structures’
Akbar Ahmad and Noam Chomsky examine examine issues of race in America which engender different forms of violence and terrorism. While race is on the surface of society, understanding how it related to society’s deeper structures can help make sense of it. It is the failure to tackle race issues that is partly responsible for the turbulence in contemporary American society.
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Fake is the new real
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Over the past three months, a handful of highly influential news celebrities have left no stone
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HKP: New Left party to strive for labourers’ rights
Haqooq-e-Khalq Party presents a charter of demand including Rs40,000 minimum wage for labourers; it will field labourers as its candidates in the local government and general elections.
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Vulgar vengeance in Pakistani politics
Secret video recordings and their use against opponents By Hasan Mujtaba Probably reaching its height in the tug of war
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