Abdul Hameed Chapra (Urdu: عبدالحمید چھاپرا) was a Pakistani journalist and a Union activist who was a former president of Karachi Press Club.[1][2][3]
Abdul Hameed Chapra عبدالحمید چھاپرا | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdul Hameed Chapra |
| Died | 22 December 2020 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Social activist, Union activist |
| Known for | His struggle against military regimes in Pakistan |
He died on 23 December 2020 in Karachi.[4][5]
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
editChapra 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
editAbdul 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Truth floats, lie drowns'". Dawn newspaper. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e M, Saad. "Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chapra passes away in Karachi, condolences pour-in". The Nation (UK weekly newspaper). Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Beena Sarwar (12 March 1999). "Mir Shakilur Rehman, the proprietor-editor of the Jang group of publications, outside the Supreme Court". Frontline, India's National Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 May 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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