Summary
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 died on 23 December 2020 in Karachi.[4][5]
Abdul Hameed Chapra عبدالحمید چھاپرا | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdul Hameed Chapra |
| Died | 22 December 2020 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Social activist |
He always had raised and defended the rights of the workers and hawkers of the newspapers and struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of working journalists.[5][6]
Early life and career edit
Chapra was elected five times president of the Karachi Press Club from 1980 to 1985.[5][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][5]
Death edit
Abdul Hameed Chapra died on 22 December 2020 after a brief illness. Among his survivors are his wife, three daughters and a son.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "'Truth floats, lie drowns'". Dawn (newspaper). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Maqbool Fida Husain: The maestro's token". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Barna Saab". The News International (newspaper). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chhapra passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e M, Saad. "Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chapra passes away in Karachi, condolences pour-in". The Nation (UK weekly newspaper). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Journalists seek protection (scroll down to read this title)". Internews Pakistan website. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Karachi Press Club Year-Wise List Of Presidents and Secretaries". Karachi Press Club website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Mir Shakilur Rehman, the proprietor-editor of the Jang group of publications, outside the Supreme Court". Frontline, India's National Magazine. 12 March 1999. Archived from the original on 6 May 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links edit
- Senior journalists remembered
- In solidarity: TV reporter in critical condition after Shooting