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The Karachi Press Club (KPC @pressclubkhi) ( ur, ) is an organization of the community of the journalists. It also takes account of academics, business people and people from the public service. Karachi Press Club was the first press club that was established and located at Karachi,
Karachi Press Club was the first press club that was established in Karachi, Pakistan. Its first election was held in 1958, and I.H.Burne was elected its first president.
The Club which consists of Governing Body, and its bearers president, secretary and council members manage the affairs of club.
Karachi Press Club is the place where regularly demonstrations, rallies and protests are organised against the government and for the demand of the civil and human rights by people and organizations.
The Club has also participated the role of the promoting people-to-people contact and durable and continuing peace in the South Asia.
On March 27 2016, the Karachi Press Club was attacked by protesters carrying pictures of Mumtaz Qadri, the murderer of Salman Taseer. On the same day a massive crowd marched from Rawalpindi to Islamabad to protest his execution and the Karachi attackers retaliated for "lack of coverage of their event."
In 2011, the website Karachi Press Club was hacked, which police attributed to India.
On 8 November 2018, armed plainclothes security forces entered the club against its rules and made photos and videos inside, and a journalist was later arrested at his home and charged with possession of Islamic State materials.
The club has the only bar in Pakistan, and its dining hall does not close during the
@pressclubkhi
Official website
Popularity contest: PPP senators visit Karachi Press Club
Pakistani journalism organisations Mass media in Karachi Organisations based in Karachi Press clubs {{Pakistan-org-stub
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, Pakistan.
History
Karachi Press Club was the first press club that was established in Karachi, Pakistan. Its first election was held in 1958, and I.H.Burne was elected its first president.
The Club which consists of Governing Body, and its bearers president, secretary and council members manage the affairs of club.
Karachi Press Club is the place where regularly demonstrations, rallies and protests are organised against the government and for the demand of the civil and human rights by people and organizations.
The Club has also participated the role of the promoting people-to-people contact and durable and continuing peace in the South Asia.
On March 27 2016, the Karachi Press Club was attacked by protesters carrying pictures of Mumtaz Qadri, the murderer of Salman Taseer. On the same day a massive crowd marched from Rawalpindi to Islamabad to protest his execution and the Karachi attackers retaliated for "lack of coverage of their event."
In 2011, the website Karachi Press Club was hacked, which police attributed to India.
On 8 November 2018, armed plainclothes security forces entered the club against its rules and made photos and videos inside, and a journalist was later arrested at his home and charged with possession of Islamic State materials.
The club has the only bar in Pakistan, and its dining hall does not close during the Ramadan
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fast. An exterior wall of the Club features a mural painted by artist Haider Ali that portrays notable Pakistani women including Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect and Sabeen Mahmud, a prominent activist. A target of vandalism and graffiti, in 2017 Ali restored the murals. The subject of local protests while it was painted, the work was commissioned as part of the I am Karachi campaign.
In July 2020, Sindh Rangers entered KPC without permission and then conducted security drills there. Shehzada Zulfiqar
''Shehzada'' () is a 1972 Bollywood drama film produced by Surinder Kapoor and directed by K. Shankar, set during the British Raj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Raakhee as the lead pair and the supporting cast included Veena, Pandari Bai and ...
and Nasir Zaidi
Syed Mohammad Nasir Zaidi (born 25 March 1961) is a former cricketer for Karachi and Lancashire. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nasir was a right-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He played for Karachi in the 1980–81 season, though made only one ...
, president and secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, said the action was designed to terrify the journalist community, demanded an apology as well as a legal probe into the incident. The official twitter account of the Karachi Press Club i@pressclubkhi
See also
*Lahore Press Club
The Lahore Press Club ( ur, لاہور پریس کلب) is an association of primarily news journalists, and also includes academics, business people and members of the public service sector in Lahore, Pakistan. It is the biggest press club in the ...
References
External links
Official website
Popularity contest: PPP senators visit Karachi Press Club
Pakistani journalism organisations Mass media in Karachi Organisations based in Karachi Press clubs {{Pakistan-org-stub