Pakistani Left Unite, AJT formed
Farooq Tariq
Six Pakistani Left parties and groups have united to form Awami Jamhoori
Tehreek AJT (Peoples Democratic Movement). The decision to from this united
movement was announced in a press conference held at Lahore press Club on 12th
March. The leaders of AJT met for four hours to discuss the final programme,
strategy and organization before announcing it in a press conference.
The joining parties are National Workers Party (NWP), Labour Party Pakistan (LPP),
Awami Tehreek (AT), Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party (PMKP), Pakistan Mazdoor
Mehaz (PMM) and Meraj Mohammed Khan group (MMKG).
A 12 member convening committee is been formed with two members from each
groups. The twelve are Abid Hassan Minton and Yousaf Masti Khan from NWP,
Farooq Tariq and Nisar Ahmed Shah from LPP, Rasool Bakhash palijo and Jami
Chandio from AT, Afzal Khamoosh and Abdullah Kamoka fromPMKP, Shoukat Choudary
and Raja Ahmed Qureshi from PMM and Meraj Mohammed Khan and Azhar Jamil from
MMKG.
AJT has announced a plan of action to oppose the growing militarization and
grip of imperialism and religious fundamentalism in Pakistan. On 18th March, a
rally will be taken out in Lahore on the eve of third year of Iraq occupation;
a public meeting at Karachi will be organized on 21st April to oppose the
military action in Baluchistan and nationwide demonstration on 1st of May with
a mass workers rally at famous Nishter Park Karachi. The next meeting of the
convening committee will take place in Karachi on 21st Apriul to discuss the
final programme and entry of the other left groups and individuals.
Abid Hassan Minto will be the national convener and Afzal Khamoosh will be
secretary of the CC. The secretariat of AJT will be at Lahore and Labour Party
will take care of that.
AJT will help to strengthen the workers and peasants organization and special
attention will be given to the issues of women and minorities. It calls for
the abolition of all discriminatory laws against women and minorities. It has
discussed the draft programme of the AJT which is mainly an anti imperialist
and anti capitalist and feudal programme.
March 2006
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