Abdul Hameed Chapra
Abdul Hameed Chapra عبدالحمید چھاپرا | |
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| Born | Abdul Hameed Chapra |
| Died | 22 December 2020 |
| Occupations | Journalist, Social activist, Union activist |
| Known for | His 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
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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
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