Jam Abdul Karim Bijar

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Jam Abdul Karim Bijar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-236 (Malir-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (2018-present)
RelativesJam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio (brother)

Jam Abdul Karim Bijar is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-236 (Malir-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

Murder[edit]

He and his brother Jam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio tortured and murdered a local journalist Nazim Jokhio on 3 November 2021. Reportedly, the 27-year-old victim tried to stop the guests of Jokhio from hunting the protected Houbara bustard bird in Thatta.[2] FIR was registered against Bijar and he was taken into police custody. As of 2023, the same unconvicted criminal has been named for general election from Pakistan Peoples Party from Malir. [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Ali, Imtiaz (4 November 2021). "Relatives of man found dead at PPP lawmaker's farmhouse stage sit-in for 2nd day in Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Desk, BR Web (5 November 2021). "Nawaz Jokhio murder case: PPP MPA Jam Awais surrenders to police". Brecorder. Retrieved 5 November 2021.