Report on 5th Congress LPP

Report on 5th Congress LPP

By: Farooq Tariq


Labour Party Pakistan 5th congress opened here in Faisalabad at Centre For Peace And Harmony. Over 140 delegates representing over 6000 members of LPP are in attendance with score of observers.

Anti Capitalist Party (NPA) France representative Pierre Rousset, Simon Butler of Socialist Alliance Australia and Arif Àfghani from Afghan Labour Revolutionary Organisation (ALRO) are participating as international guests.

Fraternal Greetings from Cuban Ambassador Pakistan, Fourth International, Communist Party of India ML Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party Australia (RSP), South Asia Alliance For Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) Nepal, Workers International Network (WIN) and several others were received.

2 minutes silence was observed in memory of those died between the last LPP congress in December 2007 and till today. They are Abdullah Qureshi (killed in suicidal attack in Swat December 2007), Jamal Shah (March 2008) Asim Akhund (September 2008), master Khudadad (killed in suicidal attack in Peshawar) Najma Khanum, Rehana Khanum, Abdul Salam Salam, Wahid Baluch (killed in a road accident).

I introduced the discussion on international perspectives. Comrade Pierre Rousset spoke the crisis of capitalism and comrade simon Butler took the vital question of climate change and Arif Afghan explained the social and economical situation of Afghanistan.

It was agreed that capitalism is facing a very serious crisis of its history. The solidarity and struggle needed in this period is much greater.

The preparation for the rally on 29 January is going all over. Thousands of workers and peasants will gather at Dhobi Ghat Faisalabad 2pm. Red flags are being put up all over. Banners are seen in many part of this third largest city of Pakistan.

Today there will be a Mashal Bardar (torch lit) rally will taken out from Press Club Faisalabad to Ghanta Ghar.