Awami Workers Party

Awami Workers' Party
عوامی ورکرز پارٹی
AbbreviationAWP
PresidentAkhtar Hussain[1]
General SecretaryBakhshal Thalho
Deputy General SecretaryAasim Sajjad Akhtar
Education SecretaryHamza Virk
Finance SecretaryZahid Pervaiz
Information SecretaryFarman Ali
FoundedNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
Merger ofLabour Party Pakistan
Workers Party Pakistan
Awami Party Pakistan[2]
HeadquartersKarachi
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationLeft Democratic Front
Colors   Red, White
Senate
0 / 104
National AssemblyAssembly dissolved
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.awamiworkersparty.org

The Awami Workers Party (Urdu: عوامی ورکرز پارٹی) is a left-wing socialist political party[3][4] in Pakistan.[5] The party seeks to unify the struggles of workers, peasants, students, women and ethnic and religious minorities in Pakistan under the banner of a democratic and socialist political system. After the death of the AWP's founding leader Fanoos Gujjar in 2018,[6] Senior Vice President Yousuf Mustikhan became its president.[7] but after the death of Yousuf Mustikhan in September 2022,[8] Akhtar Hussain[9] was elected as president.

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  7. ^ "Rally protests against inflation, islands' usurpation, feudalism". The News International. 2020-12-06.
  8. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (30 September 2022). "Veteran leftist Yousuf Mustikhan passes away". DAWN.COM.
  9. ^ "Speakers call for implementation of minimum wage, labour laws". DAWN.COM. 2 May 2024.