For years, NATO governments, the corporate press and an army of “experts” have been repeating, over and over again, this chorus: “Afghanistan is improving.” For quite some time, this has been the only thing reported on Afghanistan. It is almost impossible to get a clear overview of the situation in Afghanistan from mainstream news sources, […]

Before the results had come in, President Musharraf appeared on the state-run Pakistan Television, calling the vote “the voice of the nation” and the “mother of elections” must be accepted. But in fact this was the Mother of all Frauds. The provisional results for the elections to the National Assembly, as of midday today (Tuesday […]

February 18th is the date set for the General Elections in Pakistan. It is also the date when politics in Pakistan will enter a new epoch, the epoch when masses will come out to challenge the class that has oppressed and tyrannized them for generations. The campaign of the largest party of Pakistan, the party […]

The International Marxist Tendency in Montreal held a public event regarding the situation in Pakistan last December. Those present at the small event included a member of Bloquez l’Empire/Block the Empire-Montreal (BLEM). This group (largely anarchist in its outlook), describes itself as “an anti-authoritarian, direct-action collective opposed to war and militarisation, and their roots and […]

An appeal to all readers and supporters of Fightback Dear comrades and friends, After many hesitations and delays, not least because of the brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto and hundreds of her supporters, the Pakistani parliamentary elections are scheduled to go ahead on 18 February. These elections are different to any other ever held in […]

The murder of Benazir Bhutto has led to an explosion of popular anger. Pakistan is convulsed by rioting and mass protests. Society has been stirred up to the depths. Raw human emotion has spilled over onto the streets of every city, town and village. The army and police are powerless to halt the tide of […]

THE BLOOD OF BENAZIR IS YOUR BLOOD NOW THE REVOLUTION IS BOUND TO COME We depart lessening the journey of pain This is a Class War All the people and state institutions involved in the cold-blooded killing of Benazir Bhutto should be severely punished and hanged till death. She had pointed names of her assassins […]

Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a suicide bomb attack. The leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had just addressed a rally of PPP supporters in the town of Rawalpindi when the attack took place. First reports talked of at least 100 killed in the attack, but more recent news put the figure at […]

Events in Pakistan are moving fast. Yesterday General Musharraf quit as army chief, and was hastily sworn as president on the same day. The general hopes that in this way he will win respectability in the run-up to the election promised for January 8. This sets the stage for a big shift in Pakistan. The […]

 Manzoor (left) setting up a relief camp in Kashmir after the earthquake At about 2pm Pakistan time, Monday, November 19th, comrade Manzoor Ahmed was released from the Central Jail of Gujranwala where he had been detained since last Friday for organising protest demonstrations against Martial Law. Outside the jail Manzoor was met by hundreds of […]