Abdul Hameed Chapra

Abdul Hameed Chapra
عبدالحمید چھاپرا
Born
Abdul Hameed Chapra
Died22 December 2020
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Journalist, Social activist, Union activist
Known forHis struggle against military regimes in Pakistan

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]

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "'Truth floats, lie drowns'". Dawn newspaper. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Maqbool Fida Husain: The maestro's token". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Barna Saab". The News International (newspaper). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.