In Urdu alphabet: حقوقِ خلق پارٹی, in our map here
It’s a political movement “Amplifying marginalized” issues about Drinking in inequality: the fight against lead contamination in Lahore, Pakistan in Pakistan.
Website: https://haqooqekhalq.com/
“When I was carrying out health camps in Shareef Pura nine months ago, I saw that the children were malnourished, blackened teeth and gum issues were common and women frequently reported miscarriages and stillbirths. All of these issues quickly made me realize that this area probably had lead,” Dr Haider shares.
We, Hack₂O, knew a few things about their doings from our early days[1].
Founded in 2022, then right after in Dec. 202 we tried to organize a meeting with Nauman Nadeem, (HKM website archive 2022).
In 2022:
What is HKP?
HKP is an organized effort at addressing Pakistan’s hollow democracy. As a tradition of procedural democracy and consistent elections begins to cement itself within our political landscape, we at HKP seek to invigorate that landscape with a more substantive democracy—one that addresses the needs and concerns of a majority of Pakistanis, not just the political one-percent.
This initiative has developed into a broader political movement, from local actions to National election:
In a working class neighborhood in Punjab, miscarriages and developmental issues started appearing at alarming rates. Now, a political movement is working to get the government to take action to protect citizens from contamination.
Their internet façade in 2024
HKP organizes free medical camps in impoverished communities in Lahore and beyond.
2022 FLOOD RELIEF DRIVE
Pakistan has been swept by a climate catastrophe that displaced 35 million people and destroyed millions of acres of agricultural land. HKP is on the ground providing humanitarian relief to those affected.