Socialist Movement Pakistan
| Socialist Movement Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Ideology |
Marxism Socialism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Committee for a Workers' International |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | |
| www.socialistpakistan.org | |
|
Politics of Pakistan Political parties Elections | |
Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) is a Trotskyist political party in Pakistan affiliated to the Committee for a Workers' International.
The SMP was formally founded in Lahore on 17 April 2004, with the merger of the United Socialist Party (a sympathising section of the CWI) and the Marxist Workers' Tendency.[1]
The SMP is highly critical of US policy and involvement in Pakistan, but likewise condemns Islamic fundamentalist groups such as the Taliban, which it considers to be dangerously reactionary.[2]
The party supported in the Occupy movement in Pakistan.[3]
Elections
In 2005, there were 11 SMP members elected to local councils in Pakistan, 8 in Karachi and one each in Dadu, Shikarpur and Dir, winning over 15,000 votes.[4][5]
SMP is planning on using the upcoming elections to agitate for the need for a new workers party, and are holding a conference of trade unionists on the issue in March, 2008.[6]
Trade Unions
SMP members were in the leadership of the campaign to stop the privatisation of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) and the party has been a long time supporter of PTCL workers.[7][8]
SMP also founded the Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP), which had its founding conference in November 2005, with over 300 trade unions leaders and activists in attendance.[9]
References
- ↑ Founding meeting of ‘Socialist Movement’ held in Lahore, www.socialistworld.net, 14 May 2004.
- ↑ Leftist parties unite on one platform, Let Us Build Pakistan, 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Anti-capitalism rally: Taking cue from Occupy Wall Street movement, The Express Tribune, 27 October 2011.
- ↑ Local elections expose Musharraf’s sham of democracy, www.socialistworld.net, 29 October 2005.
- ↑ The emerging class struggle and capitalist crisis in Asia, www.socialistworld.net, 11 January 2006.
- ↑ New twists and turns in Pakistani politics, www.socialistworld.net, 24 August 2007.
- ↑ Pakistani workers revolt against PTCL privatization, www.wsws.org, 4 June 2005.
- ↑ Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) solidarity with PTCL workers (Urdu), www.ptclworkers.com, 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Breakthrough first National Convention of Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP), www.socialistworld.net, 28 November 2006.