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Political self-determination for Kashmir

22 June 2025 - by Sushovan Dhar

The recent Indo-Pakistani armed conflict, accompanied by bellicose rhetoric and jingoism between the nuclear-armed neighbours, has heightened tensions in the South Asian region. Ultimately, US President Donald Trump reportedly brokered a (…)
As the debt spiral speeds, half of Pakistan’s budget goes to loan repayment.

16 June 2025 - by Abdul Khaliq

We expect Pakistan’s fiscal situation in 2025 to be characterised by a significant allocation of its national budget (2025–26) towards debt servicing and defence expenditures. This situation raises concerns regarding the sustainability of its (…)
Gulf investors in, locals out: Pakistan’s corporate farming agenda

9 June 2025 - by GRAIN, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee

“Calling Cholistan a ‘barren wasteland’ to justify corporate land grabs is not just false—it erases our history,” [1] says Fazal e Rab Lund, a Saraiki Baloch leader from Cholistan in Punjab, Pakistan, with anguish about his homeland. Known (…)
For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon

17 May 2025 - by Sushovan Dhar, Farooq Sulehria

The governments of India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink over Kashmir because neither can afford a full-scale war. Bellicose rhetoric and a climate of strident nationalism have helped both governments as they face problems on the domestic (…)
Say no to war! Forge class unity from below!

8 May 2025 - by Alternative Viewpoint

The Indian government has stated that in the early hours of May 7th, the Indian armed forces commenced ‘Operation Sindoor’, characterised as a “focused, measured, and non-escalatory” strike aimed at targeting “terrorist infrastructure” in (…)
US tariffs will intensify debt crisis in lower-income countries

10 April 2025 - by Tim Jones

Countries with high debt payments all hit with tariffs No benefit from falling price of dollar Borrowing costs increasing Largest impact will be global downturn hitting export revenues ***Updated data on 7 April*** The US’s planned (…)
Pakistan’s debt dilemmaa

9 February 2025 - by Abdul Khaliq

At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite (…)
South Asia: ‘It’s crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region’

17 September 2024 - by Farooq Tariq , Israel Dutra

Though it is one of the most dynamic regions of world capitalism, public knows little about South Asia. But the recent student rebellion in Bangladesh has brought to the fore this region marked by instability, which includes populous countries (…)
Alarming development: Rights activists, including a young woman, face blasphemy charges in Pakistani-administered Kashmir

Joint statement and appeal by JKNSF and RSF There is an alarming development in Pakistan-administrated Jammu Kashmir (officially called Azad Jammu Kashmir or AJK), where two young activists have been framed with frivolous charges of (…)
Tax justice in Pakistan

27 July 2024 - by Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee

Press statement Abolish taxation from electricity bills Reduce the price of electricity to 10 Rupees a unit Impose a super tax on the rich The recent expansion of indirect taxation in Pakistan has led to a hike in the prices of essential (…)
Economy and history

10 April 2024 - by Farooq Sulehria

“A key factor in fuelling institutional instability as much as perpetuating underdevelopment is that Pakistan’s rent-based institutional structure systematically constrains human potential,” claims Akmal Hussain in his latest book Pakistan, (…)
New International Debt Crisis

2 April 2024 - by Eric Toussaint, Abdul Khaliq, Solange Koné, David Calleb Otieno, Amali Wedagedara, Aamanur Rahman

On February 16, 2024, at the World Social Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal, CADTM organised a discussion on the New International Debt Crisis, which discussed the new debt crisis engulfing a series of countries in the South. A number of speakers drew (…)
CADTM South Asia annual meeting

Pakistan: Squeezed between IMF programmes and political repression, young people are leaving the country

4 March 2024 - by Abdul Khaliq, Maxime Perriot, CADTM South Asia

Just like Sri Lanka, Pakistan signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $3 billion loan. It is disbursed as and when the Pakistani government applies the conditionalities demanded by the IMF. This 24th agreement with the IMF, (…)
In Nepal, CADTM delegates took part in the opening march of the World Social Forum and successfully completed their initial workshops

21 February 2024 - by CADTM International, Maxime Perriot

The World Social Forum, which took place this year in Kathmandu (Nepal), began on Thursday 15 February 2024. The CADTM International network was represented by delegates from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and the (…)
Pakistan’s misery continues

8 February 2024 - by Michael Roberts

Pakistan has a general election today. It will decide on the next government of the world’s fifth-most populous nation and the governments of its four provinces — Punjab, Singh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Around 128 million people can (…)
COP28 Dubai: The Other Side of the Story

14 December 2023 - by Farooq Tariq , Zaighum Abbas

A two-member delegation of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee—a member of the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)—attended the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) held in Expo City, Dubai. The final agreement is termed by (…)
New wave of IMF-Imposed Privatisation in Pakistan

18 November 2023 - by Abdul Khaliq

With Islamabad already meeting the demand for raising power and gas prices, the privatisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) remained a top agenda item during the latest review of the $3 billion IMF standby arrangement. Towards the conclusion (…)
Bailing Out the Creditors

22 October 2023 - by Balasingham Skanthakumar

Sri Lanka entered its seventeenth loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 20 March 2023. Through a medium-term lending window known as the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the IMF will disburse almost 3 billion US dollars to (…)
Pakistan : The IMF deal and its critics

24 July 2023 - by Sushovan Dhar

Pakistan is on the precipice of a financial crisis. The population struggles to cope with ever-dwindling purchasing power, foreign reserves dwindle, inflation soars, and the country faces widespread unrest. Tensions are high as forthcoming (…)
Le prêt conditionnel du FMI et son coût

20 juillet 2023 - par Farooq Tariq

Le 12 juillet 2023, le conseil d’administration du Fonds monétaire international a approuvé un prêt conditionnel plus important que prévu (d’une valeur de 3 milliards de dollars) accordé au Pakistan. Ce prêt, appelé accord de confirmation, a été (…)
The IMF’s conditional loan and its cost

18 July 2023 - by Farooq Tariq

On July 12, 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approved a larger-than-expected conditional loan worth $3 billion for Pakistan. The loan, known as a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), was hailed as a great victory for Pakistan by the (…)
Shipwreck in Greece: Why were half those onboard Pakistanis?

26 June 2023 - by Farooq Sulehria

At least 298 passengers who drowned in the infamous shipwreck off the Greek coast on June 14 were from Pakistan. Twenty-five came from the same village in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. According to some reports, more than 400 people (…)
Pakistan’s debt from China becomes burden as CPEC does not generate enough growth

16 May 2023 - by Abdul Khaliq

Since 2013, Pakistan’s historical relationship with China has taken on a geopolitical role through the launch of the China-led infrastructure connectivity project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of the Belt and Road (…)
Pakistan Collapsing

9 April 2023 - by Farooq Tariq

Pakistan is facing one of the worst economic and political crises at present. The political crisis is best manifested by the fact that almost half the members of the National Assembly (the lower house of the parliament) have resigned, while two (…)
Deal-or-default: Is it the endgame for Pakistan?

5 February 2023 - by Abdul Khaliq

The IMF mission is currently in Pakistan on a 10-day visit to discuss the stalled ninth review of the country’s current funding programme. The loan talks were restarted after the government finally yielded to IMF demands.Pakistan secured a $6 (…)