The battle for Sindh
The PTI’s efforts to topple the Sindh government seem to have failed because the party made the mistake of relying solely on the JIT report in the fake bank accounts…
Tag: Political Crisis
Elections in Italy
The Italian capitalist class was hoping to get a strong and stable government after the election. The election results came as political earthquake for them since both the traditional parties…
New beginning, old baggage
Last week, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma lost the internal struggle within his party and was forced out of the presidency. Cyril Ramaphosa led a successful factional fight to oust Zuma…
After Mugabe
The week-long political drama and behind-the-scene manoeuvres in Zimbabwe have finally ended following the resignation of Robert Mugabe. This marks an extraordinary end of the tenure of the world’s oldest…
Power struggle in the kingdom
What is happening in Saudi Arabia at the moment is a mere power game. A young and ambitious crown prince is trying to outmanoeuvre potential rivals and competitors. We have…
Spain general election, hung parliament once again
Conservative PP emerged as the largest party but fell short of overall majority The second spain election in six months failed to produce the outright winner to form the government,…
Heading for another political showdown
Will opposition be able to bring down the government through street power? The political juggling between the government and opposition parties on Panama Papers came to an end. Now opposition parties…
PTI and PAT Sit-In
Stand off continues as both sides stick to their positions No political solution in sight The PTI and PAT sit-in entered into 8th day in Islamabad. The PTI and PAT have…
It’s Not Revolution Or Change But An Effort By The Power Hungry Politicians To Grab Power
Working class will bring the real revolution and change Pakistan is once again in the grip of another political crisis. In last few days the political instability and chaos has…
Political Situation in Pakistan
Brief Perspective The political, economic and social crisis has further deepened. The infighting among the different sections of ruling classes and state institutions has intensified. Tensions between civilian government, judiciary…
PPP strengthens its grip on power but country plunged into crisis.
By Khalid Bhatti 23/10/2008 Urgent need of a mass working class party Within a few months of the new government taking power in Pakistan the country has been plunged into…
General Musharraf resigns as president
By Khalid Bhatti 20/08/2008 Will this end the country’s political crisis? The Pakistani masses have now seen the back of another military dictator as General Musharraf finally resigned as President…