Mobilizing Communities for an Equitable World
Unabating Debt With the start of a new year, the situation in the country sees no real change in terms of economic stability. It is unfortunate that in 75 years, it has gone to the IMF 23 times for financial bailout programs. The State Bank of Pakistan has received the second tranche of $700 million, which is approximately equivalent to …
May 30, 2024: A Sustainable Production and Consumption Education (SPACE) program conducted at a Gulshan Public School in Karachi. Students participated in discussions on patriarchy, colonization, Pakistan’s debt, and climate change. Young people are our most valuable asset and must be a forward force in our development.
Corporate Agriculture – the Crux of the matter With the formation of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), there has been heavy emphasis on promoting agro-chemical agriculture, with Green Revolution technologies considered markers for progress. The role of the Pakistan Army in SIFC remains dominant. In context to the project ‘Green Initiatives,’ the Pakistan Army Chief of Staff (COAS) has identified plans …
In memory of Mayada Abassi, Former Ambassador of Palestine to Brazil and Secretary of International Relations of the General Union of Palestinian Women – UGMP. Letter to the Brazilian Government, entities and leaders of communities in Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) The Brazilian Union of Women – UBM, the Brazilian …
Agriculture production is the center of Pakistan’s economy is a fact and needs no reiteration. However, the sector is besieged by many ills of which the main is the consistent dependency on resources external to the country. There are many examples of such tendencies. According to the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr Kauser Malik, Sino-Pak agricultural …
Asian Peasant Coalition’s Statement on the Day of the Landless 2024 2024 marks the 9th year since the Asian Peasant Coalition determined the 29th of March as global “Day of the Landless” to be annually commemorated in 2015. And despite the promise of improvement and development from the global north, the condition of landlessness persists and negligible changes have transpired …
𝗡𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 & 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠, 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗘! 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺! FEBRUARY 15 – The International Women’s Alliance in Asia-Pacific, together with GABRIELA and the women’s commission of the International League of Peoples’ Struggles, vehemently condemn the continuing massacre of Palestinian children, women, and peoples by US and Israel forces. On Saturday, 5-year old Hind Rajab was found dead nearly two …
Agriculture is a complex system in which natural resources, whether they be land, seed or water, play a critical role in socio-economic and political scenarios. For a water scarce country like Pakistan, the dilemma is now increasing. This critical issue was highlighted with an emphasis on promoting drip irrigation system at the “Food-Water Nexus: Connecting Dots,” hosted by the Sindh …
The country’s economy is based on agricultural production. In Pakistan, out of 79.61 million hectares about 23.70 million hectares are under cultivation, of which a majority of situated in the Punjab and Sindh provinces. According to Professor Dr Ismail Kumbhar, Agriculture of Sindh Agriculture University, agriculture contributes about 19.5 per cent to the national gross domestic product (GDP) while providing …
Press Release | October 18, 2023 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) and Roots for Equity held the first Pakistan Peoples’ Caravan (PPC) on October 18, 2023, in Shikarpur, Sindh, as part of the Global Peoples’ Caravan for Food, Land, and Climate Justice. There are other caravans already organized for other parts of Pakistan in the coming weeks. The caravans will …