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The
Karachi
Press
Club
(KPC),
is
an
association
of
primarily
news
journalists,
cameramen
photographers,
but
also
includes
academics,
business
people
and
members
of
the
public
service,
and
is
located
at
Karachi,
Sindh,
Pakistan.
KPC
is
Pakistan’s
first
press
club,
established
in
December
1958
by
a
group
of
enthusiastic
journalists
in
a
Victorian
style
bungalow
at
Sarwar
Shaheed
Road
(previously
called
“Ingle
Road”).
I.H.
Burney
was
the
first
President
of
the
KPC
and
today
more
than
2,100
working
journalists,
associated
with
electronic
and
print
media,
are
members
of
this
prestige
club.
KPC
always
plays
a
vital
role
in
the
democratic
struggle
in
general
and
the
struggle
for
press
freedom
in
particular.
KCP-
a
non-profitable
organization,
always
keen
to
provide
maximum
facilities
to
its
members
and
their
families.
It
has
a
restaurant
with
quality
food
and
cheapest
rates
food
for
its
members.
ATM,
Clinic,
Utility
store,
Library,
computer
room
and
women
common
room
are
also
a
part
of
the
club.
The
KPC
is
housed
in
a
double-story
over
140
years
old
building
and
is
a
majestic
heritage
monument.
The
ground
floor
comprises
the
main
hall
where
press
conferences
and
functions
with
large
audiences
are
held.
The
upper
floor
houses
a
well-stocked
library,
a
committee
room,
and
a
TV
lounge.
Meet
the
Press
is
a
prominent
event
of
KPC,
in
which
renowned/
head
of
institutions/
political
leaders
are
invited
to
brief
the
media
about
their
activities.
Only
working
journalists
are
eligible
for
council
membership
of
KPC,
but
it
also
offers
associate
membership
to
the
renowned
personalities
and
public
relation
officers
etc.
The
club
is
proud
to
have
luminaries
such
as
Prince
Karim
Aga
Khan,
renowned
philanthropist
Abdul
Sattar
Edhi,
scientist
and
Nobel
laureate
Prof.
Dr
Abdus
Salam,
Prof.
Dr
Saleemuzzaman
Siddiqui,
Faiz
Ahmed
Faiz,
Alys
Faiz,
Habib
Jalib,
Ahmed
Faraz,
Josh
Maleehabadi,
Jahangir
Khan,
Imran
Khan,
Javed
Miandad,
and
Air
Marshal
(Retd.)
are
among
the
honoree
members
of
KPC.
Elections
of
KPC
are
held
every
year
in
the
last
week
of
December
and
since
the
establishment
of
the
club
not
a
single
year
has
been
missed.
The
KPC
governing
body
has
12
members
including
President,
Vice
President,
Treasurer,
Secretary,
Joint
Secretary
and
7
members
to
run
the
affairs
of
KPC.
Presently
Fazil
Jamil,
Web
Editor
of
Daily
Jang,
is
the
president
of
KPC.
Shazia
Hasan
from
Daily
Dawn
is
Vice
President,
Abdul
Waheed
Rajper
of
92
News
is
Treasurer,
Muhammad
Rizwan
Bhatti
from
Daily
Business
Recorder
is
Secretary
(CEO)
and
Saqib
Sagheer
from
daily
Jang
is
Joint
Secretary
KPC.
In
addition,
Abdul
Aziz
Sanghur
from
Abbtak,
Suleman
Sadat
of
Geo,
Abdul
Wasi
Qureshi
of
Daily
Aghaz,
Muhammad
Farooq
Sami
of
ARY,
Muhammad
Nabeel
of
BBC,
Hamid
ur
Rehman
of
Dunya
News
and
Rasheed
Memon
of
Kawish
group
are
members
of
KPC
governing
body
for
the
year
2021.