History
of KPC
The Karachi Press Club (KPC), is an association of primarily
news journalists, but also includes academics, business people
and members of the public service, and is located at Karachi,
Sindh, Pakistan. KPC was the first press club of Pakistan. Its
first election was held in 1958, I.H. Burney
was the first President of the KPC.
Established in December 1958 by a group of enthusiastic journalists
in a Victorian style bungalow on what was then the "Ingle
Road" and now Sarwar Shaheed Road, KPC has today
more than 1000 members and plays a vital role in the democratic
struggle in general and the struggle for press freedom in
particular. The KPC is housed in a double-story 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. There is also
ample room for carom board and chess enthusiasts.
The club is proud to have luminaries such as Prince Karim
Aga Khan, 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, and Javed Miandad, and Air Marshal (retd) Noor
Khan were among the first members on this roll of honor.
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