Hundreds of youth march in support of Wall Street movement in Pakistan

Zafar Iqbal October 31, 2011

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

In order to show the unity with Wall Steet Movement, hundreds of young protestors marched in Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, near the Capital Islamabad.

Protestors raised slogans against capitalism, terrorism and religious extremism.

They were carrying a large banner with the slogan: “Occupy The World”

Editor of Asian Marxist Review and International Secretary of Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign Dr. Lal Khan and other youth leaders led the rally.

The event was organised by Jammu and Kashmir National Students Federation, a left leaning body from Pakistani Kashmir. The office bearers of NSF and various trade unions spoke on the occasion.

Addressing the rally author and campaigner, Dr. Lal Khan said that current uprising in various regions in the world demonstrate evidently that capitalism has failed to address the miseries of world masses.

“One and half century ago our revolutionaries and scholars have envisaged that history will see the debacle of capitalist system. And today’s global resentment and economic instability has proved the truthfulness of our ideology.”

He said that today mankind is showing deep anger and abhorrence against capitalist system, however, this movement needs revolutionary Marxist leadership who can bring real and pro-people change in world.

In order to show the solidarity with other anti-capitalist movements, he announced ‘Occupy Kashmir’ drive, which will mobilise the masses for anti-capitalist agenda.

JKNSF president Amjad Shahsawar and others vowed to continue their struggle till the achievement of Socialist revolution in the region.

A representative from Afghanistan also addressed the rally.