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 has also participated the role of the promoting people-to-people contact and durable and continuing peace in the
South Asia. On 27 March 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 fast. The official twitter account of the Karachi Press Club is @pressclubkhi ==See also==