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The Karachi Press Club (KPC) (Urdu: کراچی پریس کلب) 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, Sindh, Pakistan.
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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."
Website
Karachi Press Club has a website of its own, which updates about its works.