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Pakistan's floods â€” 'This is not a natural disaster'

Peter Boyle — 2011-09-19T08:03:21Z

The 2011 floods were the worst in Pakistan's history. Twenty million people were affected and about 2000 lost their lives. Now there is record flooding for the second year in a row. “This is not a natural disaster”, Farooq Tariq , the national spokesperson for the Labour Party Pakistan, told Green Left Weekly. He was referring to widespread and unprecedented monsoonal flooding that has hit Pakistan over the last few days, already killing hundreds of people and making nearly a million homeless.

- IV440 - September 2011 / Ecology and the Environment, Pakistan, Solidarity after disasters

Howard's overboard - but the struggle continues

Peter Boyle — 2007-11-26T14:10:35Z

Australian right-wing premier John Howard fell to an enormous backlash against his attack on workers' rights and his support for the US-led invasion of Iraq. But dumping Howard was just the beginning of the fightback.

- IV394 - November 2007 / Australia

Left groups unite

Peter Boyle — 2006-04-14T11:00:42Z

Six Pakistani left parties and groups have united to form Awami Jamhoori Tehreek (AJT - the People's Democratic Movement), which has the potential to become the fifth-largest political group in Pakistan. The AJT aims to contest the 2007 elections.

- News from around the world / Pakistan