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- ↑ 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 (in Urdu), www.ptclworkers.com, 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Breakthrough first National Convention of Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP), www.socialistworld.net, 28 November 2006.
