Left Democratic Front (Pakistan)

Pakistani ten-party political alliance

Left Democratic Front
لیفٹ ڈیموکریٹک فرنٹ
AbbreviationLDF
PresidentAkhtar Hussain
Secretary-GeneralTaimur Rahaman
Founded29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)
HeadquartersIslamabad
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
ColorsRed
Party flag

Left Democratic Front (Urdu: لیفٹ ڈیموکریٹک فرنٹ) is a political front comprising 10 left parties in Pakistan.[1][2] The alliance was formed at a meeting of the 10 parties in Lahore on 29 December 2017.[3] It has a common program that promotes class struggle, people’s democracy, secularism, socialism, and peace with neighboring countries.[4]

Constituents

Party Ideology
Communist Party of Pakistan Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Mazdoor Kisan Party Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Awami Workers Party Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Pakistan Mazdoor Mahaz Hoxhaism
Baloch National Movement Baloch nationalism
Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign Trade unionism
Labourism
Awami Jamhoori Party
Jeay Sindh Mahaz (Khalid Junejo) Sindhi nationalism
JK Peoples' National Party
JK Awami Workers Party

See also

References

  1. ^ "10 left wing parties forge alliance". thenews.com.pk. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 December 2017). "10 'left-wing' parties join hands to cobble alliance". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Rahman, Rashed. "A United Left Platform". Pakistan Monthly Review. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. ^ Rahman, Abdul (19 September 2023). "United left in Pakistan brings back people's issues to national politics". Peoples Dispatch. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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