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

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

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.[3]

References

  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.


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