The left-wingers in the Frontier province are reorganising themselves in an attempt to fight the political hegemony of the religious fundamentalists, a Labour Party leader told Daily Times on Saturday. Farooq Tariq, the Labour Party Pakistan (LLP) secretary general, said LPP was holding its first-ever provincial conference today (Sunday) in Peshawar and 'comrades' from different districts would come together to elect their leader and to form a left-wing political strategy. "This will be a momentous event as the left wing forces in the province were not seen after the collapse of the Soviet Union and after the end of Afghan leader Dr Najibullah's government in 1992," he said. The left wing parties had abandoned their political pursuit and had joined NGOs or had become part of the nationalist forces, he added.
He said a weekly magazine 'Mazdoor Jeddojuhd' had helped clarify the rhetoric that was being spread by religious fundamentalists. Many left wing and trade union activists would attend the conference. "Hopefully, this will lay down the basis for a political reply against the religious fundamentalists and also against those who are close allies of the Musaharaf regime," LPP secretary-general hoped. A 14-member delegation of LPP activists from Punjab will also attend the conference. The LPP national conference will be held on December 4 and 5 in Lahore. "An anti-imperialist rally will be organised on December 6 in Lahore which will be attended by hundreds of activists belonging to trade unions, social organisations and the LPP activists," Mr Tariq revealed.
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