He was the founding chair of the Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy and a prominent human rights activist.
A. Rehman: "Had he chosen to concentrate on column-writing alone, he would have profited immensely because the big newspapers of India and Bangladeash were ready to publish him for any amount he desired, but instead he taught many generations of journalists about filing a report, doing research and journalistic ethics.
"[2] In November 2007, on a visit to India, he told The Hindu newspaper, "I've been working to defend people's human rights all my life.
Rehman urged the Pakistani government to 'criminalise child labour in hazardous environments'.
According to Dawn, one activist doctor said, "I have seen cases where children have contracted tuberculosis because they worked in hazardous environments.