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THE PROMINENT LEFTIST LEADERS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA AN APPRAISAL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).48      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).48      Published : Jun 2

The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal

Abstract

    The history of leftist politics in NWFP (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) draws significantly less attention in scholarly and academic journals on national and international politics than other topics do. This was because of Pakistan's alliance with the US-led capitalist camp right after independence in 1947, which made it difficult for its leftist leaders to carry out their program. Throughout the Cold War era (1945-93) the leftist political parties in Pakistan in general and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular were incapable of consolidating their position in the post-colonial period and consequently remained marginalized in electoral politics. Despite severe state repression and cracks down, many of the notable leftist leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued to carry out their work. However, the list of these leaders is very long and could not be covered by a single research paper. Therefore, this study aims at highlighting the family background, biographies, and political achievements of only selected Six leftist leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    Leftist, Marxist, Nationalist, Pakhtun, Progressive, Revolutionary

    (1) Mohammad Ayaz
    Lecturer/In-charge Chairman, Department of Pakistan Studies, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shakila Naz
    Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Government Girls Post Graduate College, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Fayyaz Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies and Political Science, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Ayaz, Mohammad, Shakila Naz, and Fayyaz Ali. 2023. "The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 528-540 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).48

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AYAZ, M., NAZ, S. & ALI, F. 2023. The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 528-540.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ayaz, Mohammad, Shakila Naz, and Fayyaz Ali. 2023. "The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 528-540

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    MLA : Ayaz, Mohammad, Shakila Naz, and Fayyaz Ali. "The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 528-540 Print.

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    OXFORD : Ayaz, Mohammad, Naz, Shakila, and Ali, Fayyaz (2023), "The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II), 528-540

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ayaz, Mohammad, Shakila Naz, and Fayyaz Ali. "The Prominent Leftist Leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Appraisal." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 528-540. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).48