Below we publish a short video of a demonstration by the “Progressive Female Health Workers Association”, led by the Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI Pakistan) in Sindh province late in November.

More than one hundred thousand children left homeless by Pakistan’s floods are in danger of dying because they simply do not have enough to eat, according to UNICEF.

Protesting trainee nurses held an all-night vigil on Saturday 18th September outside the local press club to pressurize the government to act against health and district authorities for victimisation.

Poor women and children are suffering the most in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan. Starvation, water-borne diseases, lack of medical facilities and insecurity at the camps and elsewhere are some of the common problems faced by women and children. According ...

Five women shot, wounded and buried alive. The grotesque story of five women in the Jaffarabad district of Baluchistan, who were apparently shot, wounded and then buried while still alive, not only shock the people but also has re-focused attention ...

There is again heated debate going on around the veil worn by Muslim women. The new controversy was sparked by the comments of British ex-Foreign Minister and leader of House of Commons, Jack Straw. This issue is not only controversial ...

“It’s not God’s law but an instrument of oppression against women.” This comment was made by speakers and participants during seminars organised by the Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI- Pakistan) and Swair Women’s Organisation (SWO), in different areas of Lahore. These ...

Every day 8 rape cases are reported but for every case reported there are two that go unreported in Pakistan.

Despite all the claims of the present regime, women are still facing a horrific situation in Pakistan.

It declares that anyone committing such a crime will be guilty of “intentional murder”. The government says that this Bill is an historic step forward in eliminating crimes against women. But the reality is completely different.