[27][28][29][30][31] He organised rallies under the banner of PRM along with members of different trade unions against anti-worker policies and privatization[32] of public utilities.
[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] In November 2007, he was arrested in Lahore with seventy other civil society activists for participating in an anti-government meeting held at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan during the Pakistani state of emergency, 2007.
[49][50][51] On August 17, 2023, Aasim Sajjad Akhtar was interviewed by Democracy Now] on the "explosive leaked document obtained by The Intercept [that] appears to show direct U.S. involvement in former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster in 2022 because of his stance on the war in Ukraine.
[69] Despite having pledged to transform Alipur Farash into a "model town" for the working class, the CDA failed to provide even basic amenities for its residents, development has remained incomplete for years.
Female members of All Pakistan Katchi Abadi Alliance from Alipur Farash protested many times for provision of basic facilities.
[89][90][91] On July 30, 2015, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) along with rangers, police and local administration demolished dozens of houses in informal settlement of I-11/1,Islamabad which were built 30 years ago.
On August 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the federal government and other departments to stop further demolishing of houses in katchi abadi I-11, Islamabad.
[114] Akhtar is also leading a decade long weekly study circle on wide range of topics on economic, political and social issues to promote a culture of discussion, understanding and awareness among youth.
Akhtar writes a weekly column for the Dawn newspaper,[115][116] he also wrote in Monthly Review,[117][118][119] New Internationalist,[120] Tanqeed,[121] The Straits Times,[122] Deccan Chronicle,[123][124] Himal Southasian,[125] The Asian Age[126] and The High Asia Herald.
[142][143] In 2022, he wrote his fourth book named "The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan: Fear, Desire and Revolutionary Horizons"[144][145][146][147][148] published by Pluto Press.