In its May Day message, the Labour Party of Pakistan says: "On May Day 2009, the Pakistani working class has an additional but most vital issue of the growth of religious fundamentalism.
"This trend is dividing the working class on religious lines and weaking the labour movement in some part of Pakistan. The answer of the Pakistani state is repression of the whole population living in the areas dominated by religious fanatics - or making deals with fanatics. American imperialism wants a military solution and is bombing the areas.
"We condemn both. We must build a people's movement against religious fundamentalism and imperialism.
"Religion must not be part of politics and the state. It must be a private matter of an individual. The labour movement of Pakistan must disassociate itself from any trends that are promoting religious fanaticism among the workers. They must organise themselves on class lines".
