Abdul Hameed Chapra

Abdul Hameed Chapra
عبدالحمید چھاپرا
Born Abdul Hameed Chapra
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation journalist, activist

Abdul Hameed Chapra (Urdu: عبدالحمید چھاپرا‎) is an acclaimed veteran journalist and activist from Pakistan.[1][2] 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.[3]


Early life and career

Chapra was elected five times president of the Karachi Press Club from 1980 to 1985.[4] 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.<ref name"front">"Mir Shakilur Rehman, the proprietor-editor of the Jang group of publications, outside the Supreme Court". Frontline, India's National Magazine. 1999-03-12. Retrieved 2012-09-22.</ref>

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maqbool Fida Husain: The maestro’s token". Daily Tribune.com.PK. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Journalist bodies, trade unions, intellectuals hold big rally". Daily Jang. 1999-02-29. Retrieved 2012-09-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Journalists seek protection". 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Karachi Press Club Year-Wise List Of Presidents and Secretaries". Karachi Press Club.com. Retrieved 2012-09-22.

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