What We Stand For
Seventeen commitments to the people of Pakistan and to the oppressed everywhere, grouped by theme and explained. The numbering follows the founding brochure.
Democracy and the Constitution
The structure of the state: who rules, by what right, and how close to the people.
- 01
True democracy in Pakistan.
Government formed by the free choice of the people, where elected institutions hold real authority and Parliament is never sidelined.
- 10
Civilian supremacy.
Elected civilian authority must stand above every other institution, exactly as the Constitution intends.
- 06
Constitutional rights for all provinces, federating units, and communities.
Every part of the federation enjoying its full constitutional rights, with no province or community left behind.
- 16
A decentralized government administration and empowered local governments.
Bringing government closer to the people, so decisions are made by those who live with their consequences.
Justice and the Rule of Law
A state where rights are protected by courts, not granted as favours.
- 08
Fair trial, due process, rule of law, and an independent judiciary.
Due process for every citizen, and judges free of pressure or interference.
- 03
To fight for the rights of all political prisoners.
Standing with political prisoners against detention without justice, drawn-out trials, and intimidation.
- 04
Protection from enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and military operations.
No citizen should disappear or be harmed outside the law; PRM works for protection and accountability.
- 02
The fight against corruption.
Confronting corruption and cartelization at every level, so public office serves the public rather than private interest.
Freedoms and Fundamental Rights
The rights that make every other right possible.
- 05
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
Open expression, a free press, and the right to gather peacefully: the foundations of a living democracy.
- 07
Women's, children's, and minority rights.
Particular care for those whose protection is the true measure of a just society.
- 15
To compel the state to provide health, education, food, a clean environment, affordable housing, and other basic necessities, irrespective of sex, caste, creed, race, or religion.
Basic necessities are the state's constitutional responsibility to every citizen equally, not a privilege.
Economy and Youth
Dignity through opportunity.
- 14
Ease of doing business in Pakistan.
Reopening the shrinking space for the business community, so enterprise and employment can grow.
- 17
Three "E's" for youth: Engagement, Employment, and Education.
A practical promise to Pakistan's largest generation: a stake in the country's future.
Global Solidarity
The struggle for rights does not stop at borders.
- 09
Solidarity with oppressed people worldwide.
PRM stands with the oppressed everywhere, as a matter of principle rather than convenience.
- 12
To end the genocide in Gaza and a free Palestinian state (One State Solution).
An immediate end to the genocide in Gaza, and a free Palestinian state.
- 13
Freedom of Kashmir.
Supporting the Kashmiri people's struggle for freedom.
- 11
Repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
Working for the return of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
How These Are Pursued
Lawfully, democratically, peacefully
Every commitment above is pursued within the Four Corners of PRM's resistance: legal, democratic, non-violent, and peaceful. Read the Four Corners →
Make It Count
Seventeen commitments need millions of hands
Read the original brochure, or add your name to the movement.