"The Pakistani and Indian working class has to act decisively"

From a statement of the Labour Party of Pakistan.
The governments of both India and Pakistan are on a road to disaster. Both countries have gone to war against each other several times in the past. The last limited war was in 1998. The mad politicians of India and military regime of Pakistan were on the same side with the international community during the Afghan American war. Now they both blame each other of harbouring terrorism via armed religious fundamentalists on the question of Kashmir.
They want to take the American road to score their points. War is the only solution, that is the conclusion these mad rulers are drawing.
American war on Afghanistan has brought no peace or relief from the so-called terrorists. On the contrary, it has increased the danger to world peace. The world is closer to a nuclear war than ever before in history.
With the threat of a new war between India and Pakistan, all the claims of US imperialism have been proved false. They claimed that by bombing Afghanistan and taking the power out of the hands of Taliban they would help to curb the menace of terrorism. Events show that terrorism will not stop by state sponsored terrorism.
The US may have won the war and may be very pleased by the Taliban's departure from power, but the dangers of terrorist attacks have not gone. In fact, the war has promoted the philosophy of war and war politics. The departure of Taliban is by no mean an end of religious fanaticism.
Despite the fact, that Pakistan military regime helped the Americans in their war efforts, they still hold to the same Kashmir policy as earlier. The religious fundamentalist groups are openly organizing their activities in Pakistan. None of the camps of the religious fundamentalists have been closed. They have not been banned from recruiting the unemployed youth from working class backgrounds. It is business as usual. But it cannot go very long.
The military regime has to change its policy towards these so-called Mujahidin organizations that are eager to go for an all out war with the Indian Government. The Indian government social basis rests on Hindu Chauvinism. It needs excuses to whip up the Hindu nationalism. Now it is doing precisely that.
What India is planning is not a war against terrorism. If they wanted that, they should not indulge in gross violation of human rights in Kashmir. The Kashmiris want independence. The religious fundamentalists want to turn this national struggle into a religious struggle. Part of the ISI of Pakistan is helping these religious fundamentalists to achieve this goal.
The Pakistani and Indian working class has to act and act decisively in the present situation. They have to act now. They have to reject the excuse of their rulers to go for the war. There is no excuse to start a war. They have to say no to war, yes to peace. The need for a peace movement in the Indian subcontinent is greater than at any other time in the history. The real losers in the war between India and Pakistan will be ordinary citizens of both countries. They have to pay the price of the war. The rich and the capitalists will make money out of war, and the workers will pay not only dearly with cash but with their lives as well. They have no safe place nor any money to leave the country.
The Indian and Pakistan economies are no more than $400 Dollars per capita. Together they have almost one fifth of the world population. Together they have more than 70 percent of the world poor. The economic impact of this war will be disastrous for both. The Pakistani economy is already on the verge of economic collapse despite all the claims of international help. A war between India and Pakistan will roll back the standard of livings of the masses to an unprecedented level.
The Indian ruling class is all out for war. It can start from border clashes but can quickly spread all over the borders. American Imperialism may not be in favor of such a war. But the circumstances can be out of their control. They have created a mess by attacking Afghanistan. Every problem should be solved by waging a war, is the lesson the Americans have taught.
A strong peace movement on both sides can have a decisive influence to change the war hysteria. Labour Party Pakistan will be in the forefront and will initiate this peace movement in Pakistan.