After almost eight years of military rule, Pakistan faces a myriad of challenges that threaten its very existence. American threats of unilateral action in the tribal area, Indian backed insurrection in Balochistan, a dramatic increase in suicide blasts, and the economy in tatters are some of Pakistan’s woes.

The popular news reporting from Pakistan is limited, even more so than that coming from Afghanistan, which is even more limited than that from Iraq, in turn now becoming more limited as attention is directed towards Iran.

The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) condemns the attack by Pakistani paramilitary police (Rangers) on striking Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) workers in Islamabad on July 10, where the strikers were peacefully assembled to protest the privatization of the telephone company,

The Left Parties have withdrawn support to the UPA Government. The UPA Government came into existence in 2004 with the support of the Left parties on the basis of its Common Minimum Program.

The prime minister, who heads the PM's Council on Climate Change, released the much-anticipated National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June 30.

Describing the economic interests of workers in the industrialized countries and those of workers in developing countries as "inextricably tied," United Auto Workers (UAW President Ron Gettelfinger presented a keynote address to the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) in Sao Paulo, Brazil last month.

It is time that UPA government reverses the trends of liberalization, privatization and globalization which have not helped the common people and only increased their miseries.

David Ricardo, the outstanding predecessor of Marx, had visualized the process of capital accumulation getting constrained by the non-availability of adequate supplies of land.

One of the reasons behind the global upsurge in food prices was the diversion of land from foodgrain cultivation to biofuel production, which has been facilitated by high subsidies in countries like the US.

Although Pakistan has been in continuous state of crisis ever since its creation some 60 years ago, the current stage of the crisis is the deadliest of all. This is not only a political, but also an economic and social crisis.

It can be argued that increased use of electricity does not automatically mean a proportionate increase in CO2 emission. However, if we look at our current energy options, there is little doubt that fossil fuels will continue to dominate the energy scenario, at least in the near and medium terms.

The temerity of US imperialism’s advise to India on how it should deal with the visit of Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to New Delhi on April 29 reconfirms, if such reconfirmation was ever necessary, that the USA seeks to deal with India as its “subordinate ally.”

Aware of the significance of the recent election, the four main Nepalese parties have stepped up efforts to define the new Constitution and the future government of this budding federal democratic republic.

The two Communist Parties in India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) both derive originally from a united Communist Party of India, which was formed in the 1920s.

On International Women's Day, a "celebration" was held inside the Canadian military compound at Kandahar. For some media outlets in Canada, this was literally the only IWD event reported as "news."

Once again the pro-US media aided by sources in the prime minister's office and the ministry of external affairs are busy fabricating another "successful" step forward in the Indo-US nuclear deal.

India's policies on defense-related acquisitions from abroad and production within India are believed to have been directed not only at ensuring India's security interests but also at promoting self-reliance and indigenous capability in this vital sector often involving advanced technologies.

I don't know who killed Benazir Bhutto: the radical anti-western so-called "Islamists," the Musharraf government, or the Bush government. All three groups have shown that they don't hesitate to use murder and political assassination to gain their ends.

For a very long time now, the US has been the main engine of growth in the global capitalist system, essentially through its voracious demand for imports which have caused significant increases in export growth in both other developed countries as well as the developing world.

Benazir Bhutto's murder in the garrison city Rawalpindi is a setback for everyone who was hoping to see some form of accountable democratic government emerge after years of military dictatorship.