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Building progressive politics in Swat:
By the end of 2010, nearly 2000 have joined Labour Party
Pakistan (LPP) in Swat Valley alone during a membership
drive campaign launched by LPP Khaiber Pukhtoon Khawa (KP).
Among them are over 350 women. From 4-6 January 2011,
Labour Party Pakistan Pukntoon Khawa will organize
several public activities in different parts of the
Valley.
On 4th January,
at a function in Bagh Deri, the home village of Fazullah
(the main leader of Pakistan Taliban Tehreek) several
dozen more locals will announce their joining of Labour
Party Pakistan. On 5th January
at 10 am, condolences will be offered at Mangoley
village near Mangora at the home of Abdullah Qureshi,
one of the main leaders of LPP killed in a suicidal
attack in December 2007 by the religious
fundamentalists. Abdullah Qureshi (72) was one of
pioneer of progressive politics in Swat valley. He was
one of the main leaders of Awami National Party till
2006, when he decided to join LPP.
At 12pm, there will be a gathering in Ghari and at 2pm,
a public meeting will take place in Chaprial in Matta
Tehsil.
On 6th January,
a mass peasant rally will take place in Hashat Nagar in
Charsada district at 1pm. Hundreds of peasants from
different districts are expected to attend this
conference organized by recently formed Kissan Mazdoor
Itehad.
A delegation of LPP central leadership will take part in
these activities. Those who will visit the Valley will
include Farooq
Tariq spokes
person Labour Party Pakistan, Nazli
Javed member
Federal Committee LPP, Younas
Rahu general
secretary LPP Sindh, Maqsood
Mujahid and Farooq
Ahmad members
federal executive Committee LPP.
The expansion of LPP in different parts of Khaiber
Pukhtoon Khawa (KP) is also the result of the relief
work during and after the most devastating floods
carried out by Labour Relief Campaign, a net work of 8
social and political organizations including Labour
Education Foundation, National Trade Union Federation,
Women Workers Help Line, Pakistan Kissan Rabita
Committee, Progressive Youth Front, Pakistanis For
Palestine, CADTM Pakistan and Labour Party Pakistan.
By organizing three days of public activities in several
parts of KP, the LPP will be strengthening the
progressive politics in the province and it will
directly help to curtail the influence of the religious
fundamentalists.
Report by: LPP central secretariat
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