Beacon of Left politics in Hindukush
Mubashir Sultan
Awami Workers Party, which is a left-wing socialist political party seeking to unify the working class, has formed organizing committees in the districts of Lower, Upper Chitral and Upper Dir.
Baba Jan-led comrades Qazi Hakeem and Fazal Mullah paid a detailed visit to Chitral Upper and Lower. On this occasion, Anwar Wali Khan Alias Mushur was appointed as the organizer for the district of Chitral Upper.
Musher was elected chairman of Buni-2 Village Council in the local government elections 2022. Comrade Mushur has long been associated with the Awami Workers Party and yesterday announced his intention to join the party formally. He also reiterated his resolve to establish a socialist school by August.
In addition, Saeed and Ansar were appointed organizers for Chitral Lower and Dir Upper, respectively.
AWP in the northern areas of the province has been active to a greater extent during the past few years for the release of Baba Jan from jail. Many of the enlightened youth of the north believe that politics of the left and a socialist political upfront may bring some ease to the centuries-old miseries, oppression and unequal treatment of the masses.
(The writer is a Social Sciences Student at IMsciences, Peshawar).