A wave of protests and strikes has swept the capital of Pakistan-held Kashmir, Muzafferabad. As we reported yesterday, several comrades were arrested yesterday at a demonstration. The response of the people of Kashmir was immediate and decisive - demonstrations were held and roadblocks were erected. In the end our comrades were released.
Police in Muzaffarabad baton charged
a rally organised by the Jammu Kashmir Revolutionary Alliance and the
United People’s Front against the Earthquake Rehabilitation Agency.
Eleven leading young activists and comrades have been arrested.
After the PTCL workforce, now it is
the workers of WAPDA who are faced with the prospect of
privatisation. Such a measure would be detrimental to the interests
not only of the WAPDA workers but of all the workers and poor of
Pakistan. The PTCL workers put up a brave fight but were let down by
the union leaders. Let this not happen again!