A HISTORICAL STUDY OF ROLE OF THE LEFT IN THE MOVEMENT FOR RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY

Authors

  • Muhammad Qasim Sodhar National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
  • Samreen Government Degree College, Thul, Jacobabad, Sindh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.195

Abstract

The movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD) was launched against the then military dictatorship in Pakistan in the 1980s. This paper is an attempt to present a historical sketch of the movement and also to discuss the role of the Left in that movement. The study considers those political parties as ‘Left’ which were following Socialist/Communist ideology, based in Sindh, province of Pakistan, specifically Awami Tehrik, a Marxist-Leninist-Moist party, and the Communist Party of Pakistan. This research is based on relevant literature, especially jail diaries and conducting interviews with victims of Communist Case registered by then military regime against communist leaders. The research addresses the events and mass movements launched by the Left in order to strengthen the movement for the restoration of democracy. Moreover, this paper shows how the Left converted a movement for the restoration of democracy into a great mass movement against the then military dictatorship. 

Key Words: Communist case, democracy, left, military dictatorship, movement for restoration of democracy, Pakistan, Sindh.

Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Qasim Sodhar, National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

    IPFP Fellow

  • Samreen, Government Degree College, Thul, Jacobabad, Sindh

    Lecturer

Additional Files

Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 02 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“A HISTORICAL STUDY OF ROLE OF THE LEFT IN THE MOVEMENT FOR RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 02, pp. 1–9, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.195.