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Bakhshal Thalho
بخشل تھلہو
Born
Bakhshal Thalho

May 01, 1974
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Political worker and organizer
Known forPresident Awami Workers Party, Sindh[1]

Bakhshal Thalho (Urdu: بخشل تھلہو, Born: May 01, 1974 - ) is a Pakistani, political worker and organizer. He is president of Awami Workers Party, Sindh.[2]

Early Life and Education

Thalho was born in Naseerabad, Sindh which was part of district Larkana that time. Thalho lives in Hyderabad, Sindh. He got his early education from primary School and High School of Naseerabad, got the Higher Secondary Education (F.Sc.) from Government Degree College, Naseerabad in 1992. Thalho got degree of Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1999 from Sindh Agriculture University, Tindojam.

Career

Thalho started his career as veterinary doctor and served as President of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA)[3] for 3 years till 2012. During this period, in order to restore seats for public service commission, he sat on 84 hours hunger strike and succeeded in restoration of 180 seats.

Political struggle

Thalho joined politics as a student when he joined Jiye Sindh Student Federation from 1995-1997. Later he became part of Jiye Sindh Inqalabi Party in 1998.

Progressive Veterinarian Forum

Thalho was part of the Progressive Veterinarian Forum, Sindh.[4] While serving as president of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA), he took part in protest to demand more job oppertunities for veternary doctors.[5][6][7]

Labour Party

Thalho joined Labour Party Pakistan in 2008 and elected as general secretary in 2009. From 2009 to 2012 he stayed part of Labour Party.[8]

An FIR was registered against Thalho in 2012 when as member of Sindhi Progressive Tehreek he was taking part in protests against forced conversions.[9]

Sindh Progressive Committee

Thalho is also acting as convener of Sindh Progressive Committee.[10][11][12][13] At the start of COVID-19 pandemic, he demanded establishment of free coronavirus screening centres in all divisions and free ration distribution.[14]

Awami Workers Party

Thalho is socialist organizer, a senior and leading member of the Awami Workers Party (AWP) and is serving as president AWP Sindh. AWP has its branches in ten districts of Sindh. When AWP was formed in 2012, he was elected as general secratary of AWP Sindh.[15] In 2014, he was again elected as general secretary of AWP Sindh.[16][17][18] In 2016, he was elected as president AWP Sindh[19] in AWP congress[20] and since then he is serving as AWP Sindh's president.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

As AWP Sindh's president, Thalho kept raisning his voice on various human rights issues including peasants' rights,[28] women’s rights,[29][30] political prisoners,[31] enforced disappearances,[32][33][34][35][36] land grab,[37][38] and inflation etc.[39]

Thalho is a member of an interim joint action committee which was formed in 2020 to safeguard interests of Sindh’s islands, health, education, and basic human rights.[40]

Publications

Thalho got inspiration from Asim Ali Akhund[41] (Labour Party member) and considered him his mentor who helped to start the magazine Adarsh[42] in 2003, later it was named as Smajwad[43] which is a Sindhi Urdu Bilingual magazine.

Citations/Sources

References

  1. ^ Hussain, Ghulam (21 October 2020). "Ethno-Nationality of Caste in Pakistan: Privileged Caste Morality in Sindhi Progressive Literature and Politics". Critical Sociology: 0896920520964541. doi:10.1177/0896920520964541. ISSN 0896-9205.
  2. ^ ""Leftists question the status quo" | Political Economy | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ^ "Veterinary doctors demand jobs". DAWN.COM. 7 July 2010.
  4. ^ Report, Bureau (4 September 2007). "HYDERABAD: Call for providing jobs to veterinary doctors". DAWN.COM.
  5. ^ "Vets waiting for promotions for 15 years: PVMA". The Express Tribune. 4 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Floods a fatal blow to livestock sector in Sindh". The Nation. 22 August 2010.
  7. ^ Report, Bureau (7 July 2010). "Veterinary doctors demand jobs". DAWN.COM.
  8. ^ Report, Bureau (12 February 2012). "CJP requested to intervene: Police raid houses of SU teachers". DAWN.COM.
  9. ^ "Forced conversions: As leftists protest, ST takes offence". The Express Tribune. 17 April 2012.
  10. ^ Report, Dawn (27 May 2021). "'World peace linked with normalcy in Palestine'". DAWN.COM.
  11. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (5 April 2017). "SPC to protest on 23rd over water issues". DAWN.COM.
  12. ^ Report, Dawn (24 June 2021). "SPC wants apex court to implement its decision against BTK project". DAWN.COM.
  13. ^ Report, Dawn (27 May 2021). "'World peace linked with normalcy in Palestine'". DAWN.COM.
  14. ^ Report, Dawn (17 April 2020). "34 test positive for coronavirus in four districts". DAWN.COM.
  15. ^ "Awami Workers Party Pakistan Karachi and Hyderabad District Report". Ground Report. 20 January 2013.
  16. ^ Report, Dawn (15 December 2014). "Protests in parts of Sindh against discovery of bodies, 'enforced disappearance'". DAWN.COM.
  17. ^ Reporter, A. (22 June 2015). "AWP kickstarts its LG polls campaign". DAWN.COM.
  18. ^ Reporter, A. (3 August 2015). "AWP demands resettlement of slum dwellers". DAWN.COM.
  19. ^ "Way forward: Fanoos Gujjar takes up AWP mantle". The Express Tribune. 17 October 2016.
  20. ^ "'AWP only force struggling for rights of the working class'". www.thenews.com.pk.
  21. ^ "Karachi University lecture dissects last month's general elections". www.thenews.com.pk.
  22. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (23 March 2019). "Scholar Jawaid Bhutto's murder termed great loss for Sindh". DAWN.COM.
  23. ^ "Baba Jan's release is a victory for the people: AWP". Daily Times. 28 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Baba Jan's release is a victory for the people: AWP - Daily Times". Daily Times. 28 November 2020.
  25. ^ Report, Dawn (20 November 2020). "Many towns shut on STP's call against activist's murder". DAWN.COM.
  26. ^ "Baba Jan's release is a victory for the people: AWP - Daily Times". Daily Times. 28 November 2020.
  27. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (22 May 2021). "Hyder Bux Jatoi remembered on 51st death anniversary". DAWN.COM.
  28. ^ Report, Dawn (19 December 2015). "Growers demand adequate support price for paddy, sugar cane". DAWN.COM.
  29. ^ "AWP condemns smear drive against political workers". www.thenews.com.pk.
  30. ^ Reporter, A. (9 March 2020). "Defiance in the air as women stage Azadi March in Sukkur". DAWN.COM.
  31. ^ "Eight-party Left Alliance demands immediate release of all political prisoners". Daily Times. 25 May 2018.
  32. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (27 March 2018). "Rally held against 'enforced disappearances'". DAWN.COM.
  33. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (1 April 2018). "Protest camp against enforced disappearances". DAWN.COM.
  34. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2017). "MPC demands end to 'enforced disappearances', recovery of all victims". DAWN.COM.
  35. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (17 August 2017). "Leftist parties' alliance calls for province-wide protest against 'enforced disappearance'". DAWN.COM.
  36. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (9 July 2020). "Cases of 'enforced disappearances' on the rise, claims AWP". DAWN.COM.
  37. ^ Daur, Naya (12 May 2021). "AWP Demands Strict Action Against Malik Riaz, Bahria Town Over Karachi Evictions". Naya Daur.
  38. ^ Tunio, Rahmat (11 June 2021). "Resisting Land Grab: Movement Against Bahria Town's Violent Evictions Gains Momentum". Naya Daur.
  39. ^ "Rally protests against inflation, islands' usurpation, feudalism". www.thenews.com.pk.
  40. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (5 November 2020). "Five-member body formed to safeguard interests of Sindh". DAWN.COM.
  41. ^ Report, Bureau (4 September 2008). "HYDERABAD: Marxist scholar dies at 32". DAWN.COM.
  42. ^ "Remembering a comrade". DAWN.COM. 7 September 2010.
  43. ^ "Internet Archive Search: creator:"Bakhshal Thalho"". archive.org.
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