Karachi labour unrest of 1972

Part of a series on the History of Karachi
Ancient period
Krokola Minnagara Barbarikon
Islamic period
Muhammad bin Qasim Debal
Local dynasties
Mai Kolachi Kalhora dynasty Talpur dynasty
British period
Sind Division Sind Province
Independent Pakistan
Federal Capital Territory 1972 labour unrest Demographics Violence

In 1972, Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, witnessed major labour unrest in its industrial areas of S.I.T.E Industrial Area and Korangi-Landhi. Several protesting workers were killed or injured by police during this period. In a number of cases, workers briefly occupied their factories.

References

• The Strength of the Street Meets the Strength of the State: The 1972 Labor Struggle in Karachi, Kamran Asdar Ali, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Feb., 2005), pp. 83-107
• Behind the Headlines: Take-over of Valika, H. N. Gardezi, Pakistan Forum, Vol. 2, No. 7/8 (Apr. - May, 1972), pp. 16-18, Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
• Koh-E-Noor Rayon under Workers' Control, Pakistan Forum, Vol. 2, No. 9/10 (Jun. - Jul., 1972), pp. 8-10+7, Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
• From Pathan Colony to a Workers' State Iqbal Khan, Pakistan Forum, Vol. 2, No. 11 (Aug., 1972), pp. 4-8 Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
• Who is Sabotaging Production?, Pakistan Forum, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Nov., 1972), pp. 5-6, Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
• Why Were These Factories "Taken Over?", Pakistan Forum, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Nov., 1972), p. 7, Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
• Behind the Headlines: Dawoods: Empire and the Terror, Pakistan Forum, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Dec., 1972), pp. 13-14+16, Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project