Additional information on the Pakistan Marxist Congress Revolutionary Communist International Share Tweet The final balance sheet of the congress of The Struggle in Pakistan revealed that 2,193 delegates and visitors took part with comrades from over forty trade unions and workplaces present, a truly proletarian and revolutionary gathering. The final balance sheet for attendance at the Pakistan Congress was an astonishing 2,193 comrades delegates and visitors. This was considerably more than the organisers had anticipated. On the first day the credentials commission reported a total attendance of 1,994. However, by the second day many more comrades from Lahore and the surrounding area attended as visitors. This gave the total figure of 2,193, although not everybody attended at the same time. As in previous years, the composition of the congress was overwhelmingly proletarian with a large number of worker comrades although there were also a large number of comrades from the schools and colleges. There were approximately 100 female comrades present, which, given the extreme difficulties that prevent women from participating in political life in Pakistan, is a good result. However, the comrades agreed that it was absolutely necessary to step up this area of the work and increase the participation of women at next year's congress. Representatives from different unions and industries present at the Congress from across Pakistan: 1 Pakistan Steel Mills Karachi 2 Pakistan Railways 3 Pakistan International Airlines 4 Postal Workers' Union 5 Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 6 Telecommunication Union 7 Cement Workers 8 Construction Workers 9 Fisheries Workers' Union 10 Uniliver Industries 11 Wasir Ali Industries 12 Bata Shoe Factory workers 13 Textile Mills workers 14 Oil and Gas Development Corporation 15 Pakistan Oil refinery 16 Pakistan Ordinance Factory (Wah) 17 Heavy Mechanical Complex (Texila) 18 Match Factory Workers 19 Shoe Makers' Union (Karachi) 20 Water and Power (WAPDA) workers 21 Sindh Teachers' Union 22 Baluchistan Teachers Association (women's wing) 23 Hospital (Paramedical Staff) Union 24 Nursing Association 25 Road Transport Union workers 26 Karachi Ship yard workers 27 Port Workers' Union 28 Military Accounts Department 29 Mine workers 30 Brick Kiln workers 31 Chemical Industries workers 32 General Tyre workers 33 Suzuki Motors workers 34 Honda Car factory workers 35 Honda Motorcycle workers 36 National Highway Authority 37 SNGL Gas workers 38 Coca Cola Factory workers 39 Fertilizer Industry workers 40 Tractor Factory workers 41 Agricultural Workers' Union See also: Veteran Pakistan Communist speaks to Marxist.com - Jam Saqi (April 4, 2007) Some comments from delegates to the 26th Congress of The Struggle (April 2, 2007) Revolutionary spirit marks end of The Struggle Congress (2 April 2007) 2000 Marxist cadres attend the 26th Congress of The Struggle (30 March 2007) Pakistan: Lawyers’ Protest shows crisis of regime by Alan Woods (30 March 2007)