Jam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio

Jam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Constituency	PS-79 Thatta-III
Personal details
Born	(1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 (age 43)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Relatives	Jam Abdul Karim Bijar (brother)

Jam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 12 January 1982 and did BA.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party from Constituency PS-79 (Thatta-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[2]

Murder

He and his brother Jam Abdul Karim Bijar 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 houbara bustard in Thatta.[3] FIR was registered against Jokhio and he was taken into police custody.[4] He, along with 7 of his servants and guards, were indicted by a Karachi sessions court on 10 December 2022, Bijar plead not guilty to the charges and would contest them.[5]

References

1. "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
3. 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.
4. Desk, BR Web (5 November 2021). "Nawaz Jokhio murder case: PPP MPA Jam Awais surrenders to police". Brecorder. Retrieved 5 November 2021. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
5. Tanoli, Ishaq (11 December 2022). "PPP MPA, 7 others indicted in Nazim Jokhio case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 December 2022.