Abdul Hameed Chapra

Abdul Hameed Chapra (Urdu: عبدالحمید چھاپرا‎) was a Pakistani journalist and activist who was a former president of Karachi Press Club.[1][2][3] He passed away on 23 December 2020 in Karachi.[4][5]

Abdul Hameed Chapra
عبدالحمید چھاپرا
Born
Abdul Hameed Chapra
NationalityPakistani
Occupationjournalist, activist

He has raised and defended the rights of the workers and hawkers of the newspapers, and he has always struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of working journalists.[6]

Early life and career

Chapra was elected five times president of the Karachi Press Club from 1980 to 1985.[7] He was also president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and fought against Military regimes for the freedom of the media and democracy in Pakistan.[8]

He was jailed during the 1978 movement for freedom of the press during General Zia ul Haq’s regime.[4]

See also

References
  1. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (17 March 2015). "'Truth floats, lie drowns'".
  2. "Maqbool Fida Husain: The maestro's token". Daily Tribune.com.PK. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. "Barna Saab". The News. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2020-12-23). "Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chhapra passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. M, Saad. "Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chapra passes away in Karachi, condolences pour-in | The Nation London". Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. "Journalists seek protection". 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  7. "Karachi Press Club Year-Wise List Of Presidents and Secretaries". Karachi Press Club.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  8. "Mir Shakilur Rehman, the proprietor-editor of the Jang group of publications, outside the Supreme Court". Frontline, India's National Magazine. 1999-03-12. Archived from the original on 2002-05-06. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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