From the Communist Party of Pakistan

Dear Comrade Lucas:

I and we are very thankful for Northstar Compass, and today I just received the latest issue. It is very important that the readers of NSC know that the Third World Countries which includes Pakistan are in the clutches of Imperialism. Pakistan is under the direct control of Imperialism since 1948. The Communist Party was banned from 1951 to 1971. After that, the US control was tightened and Pakistan became a puppet regime of US Imperialism, and this made the organizational and political work much more difficult for the Communist Party and their brother organizations.

We feel that the creation of Pakistan was part of the Crescent Plan, under which plan Turkey blocked the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean Sea, while Iran created hurdles in the Gulf region and Pakistan played a crucial role to contain and box in the Soviet Union from the Indian Ocean. We are breathing the foul air of colonialism and imperialism, plus military rule since our birth.

The Third World is a supply line for Imperialism. Therefore, the Third World has to be liberated, because if it is not, it might be impossible for the rehabilitation of Socialism and of the Soviet Union or in other countries. Imperialism is trying to hijack the class struggles in countries like Pakistan. The Pakistan Working Women Organization is one of them, about which you publish in NSC.

Many NGO organizations are opposing this strategy of imperialism.

I feel that the International Communist Movement should pay more attention to the Third World movements which are working class movements or simply just anti-Imperialist.

Northstar Compass is becoming the symbol of the International Communist movement. It is very encouraging for us.

Comradely yours
HAMZA VIRK
Pakistan