Communist Party Pakistan- Short History of CPP aftermath of 1947
Book Review Kamran Asdar Ali, SURKH SALAM: Communist Politics and Class Activism in Pakistan 1947-1972 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pakistan City: Karachi Price: 350 Pages: 456 Reviewed by: - Aslam Pervez Kamran Asdar Ali's book "Surkh Salam: Communist Politics and Class Activism in Pakistan 1947-1972" traces the early history of left politics in Pakistan with a focus on the Communist Party of Pakistan. The author examines the evolution of the party and its challenges, including the role of progressive writers, literature, and the radical politics of the CPP. He also works to rewrite the fragments of the unremembered past and portrays the genuine struggles of progressives. The book is divided into two parts, with the first focusing on the evolution of the Communist Party of Pakistan and its challenges, while the second part discusses the political life and struggle of labor in Karachi during the 1960s, including the mysterious death of Hasan Nasir....