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'''Abdul Hameed Chapra''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عبدالحمید چھاپرا}}}}) was a Pakistani [[journalist]] and [[activist]] who was a former president of [[Karachi Press Club]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1169994|title=‘Truth floats, lie drowns’|date=17 March 2015|newspaper=Dawn |
'''Abdul Hameed Chapra''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عبدالحمید چھاپرا}}}}) was a Pakistani [[journalist]] and a [[Union activist]] who was a former president of [[Karachi Press Club]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1169994|title=‘Truth floats, lie drowns’|date=17 March 2015|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=Tribune>{{cite news|url= https://tribune.com.pk/story/185490/maqbool-fida-husain-the-maestros-token/|title=Maqbool Fida Husain: The maestro’s token|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=2011-06-09|access-date=2021-11-27}}</ref><ref name="tns">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/556089-minhaj-barna-saab|title=Barna Saab|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|date=13 April 2014|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> |
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He died on 23 December 2020 in Karachi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2020-12-23|title=Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chhapra passes away|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1597331|access-date=2024-08-17|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|language=en|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201144340/https://www.dawn.com/news/1597331|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=TheNation>{{Cite web|last=M|first=Saad|title=Veteran journalist Abdul Hameed Chapra passes away in Karachi, condolences pour-in |newspaper=The Nation (UK weekly newspaper)|url=https://thenation.org.uk/2020/12/25/veteran-journalist-abdul-hameed-chapra-passes-away-in-karachi-condolences-pour-in/|access-date=17 August 2024|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418032616/https://thenation.org.uk/2020/12/veteran-journalist-abdul-hameed-chapra-passes-away-in-karachi-condolences-pour-in/|archive-date=18 April 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He always had raised and defended the rights of the workers and hawkers of the newspapers |
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⚫ | 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.<ref name=TheNation/><ref name="internews">{{cite web|url= http://www.internews.org.pk/mediaresource/monitor140507.php|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081122114446/http://www.internews.org.pk/mediaresource/monitor140507.php|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2008-11-22|title=Journalists seek protection (scroll down to read this title)|date=2007-05-14|website=Internews Pakistan website|access-date=2021-11-27}}</ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Chapra was elected five times president of the [[Karachi Press Club]] from 1980 to 1985.<ref name=TheNation/><ref name="kpc">{{cite web|url=http://www.karachipressclub.com/governingbody.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109030515/http://www.karachipressclub.com/governingbody.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-09 |title=Karachi Press Club Year-Wise List Of Presidents and Secretaries |publisher=Karachi Press Club website |accessdate=2021-11-27}}</ref> 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= |
Chapra was elected five times president of the [[Karachi Press Club]] from 1980 to 1985.<ref name=TheNation/><ref name="kpc">{{cite web|url=http://www.karachipressclub.com/governingbody.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109030515/http://www.karachipressclub.com/governingbody.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-09 |title=Karachi Press Club Year-Wise List Of Presidents and Secretaries |publisher=Karachi Press Club website |accessdate=2021-11-27}}</ref> He was also president of the [[Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists]] (PFUJ) and fought against [[Military dictatorship|military regimes]] for the freedom of the media and democracy in Pakistan.<ref name=Frontline>{{cite news|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1605/16050530.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020506002551/http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1605/16050530.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-05-06 |title=Mir Shakilur Rehman, the proprietor-editor of the Jang group of publications, outside the Supreme Court |publisher=Frontline, India's National Magazine |date=1999-03-12 |access-date=2024-08-17|author=Beena Sarwar }}</ref> |
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He was jailed during the 1978 movement for freedom of the press during [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|General Zia ul |
He was jailed during the 1978 movement for freedom of the press during [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|General Zia ul Haq's]] regime.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=TheNation/> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 18 August 2024
Abdul Hameed Chapra عبدالحمید چھاپرا | |
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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 |
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]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 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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