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Amrika Edition, Episode 0003, Khurram Ali Nayyar of the CMKP

December 31, 2009

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After a hiatus, TPM’s Amrika Edition is back with the second in our series of conversations with important figures on the Left in Pakistan with regard to current events and politics, as well as the place, state and direction of progressive politics in Pakistan and its society. The Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP) was one… [Read more…]

Amrika Edition, Episode 0002, Conversation with Lal Khan (IMT)

November 14, 2009

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In this, the second episode of Amrika Edition, Taraqqi Pasand Media speaks with Lal Khan about the operation in Waziristan. Lal Khan is a leading member of the International Marxist Tendency in Pakistan. Listen to the show by hitting the play button below: The IMT is opposed to the military operation, and views it as… [Read more…]

In Defense of Let US Build Pakistan: Protect Freedom of Expression of Pakistani Bloggers

November 10, 2009

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The blog “Let Us Build Pakistan”, an initiative of ‘Critical Supporters of Pakistan Peoples Party’ a group that upholds the oringal party platform of socialism, has come under attack from the mainstreme media. Progressive blogger Shaheryar Ali rubbishes allegations by Hamid Mir and Ansar Abbasi of GEO that the blog is tied to the Presidency,… [Read more…]

Justice or Just Us?

October 21, 2009

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Taraqqi Pasand takes great pleasure in sharing Asim Jan’s meditation on the incompleteness of the Lawyer’s Movement for ‘Justice’. He highlights social injustices that contiune to plague Pakistani society. The article was written immediately after the conclusion of the Lawyer’s Movement but the analysis rings even more true after these many months.

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