Renowned journalist, human rights advocate I.A Rehman passes away

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 02 Jan 2023

Lahore: Pakistan’s acclaimed journalist and human rights activist and journalist, Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as I.A. Rehman has passed away today.

According to family sources, he was suffering from blood pressure and sugar issues for a very long time. He was 90 years old.

Born in 1930 in British India’s Haryana district, Rehman was associated with the field of journalism for more than six decades.

He was a regular columnist for the daily Dawn and was actively involved with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).

He served as the chief editor of the Pakistan Times newspaper in 1989 and was the founding chair of the Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy.

Apart from publishing hundreds of articles and papers, Rehman had authored three books: Jinnah as a Parliamentarian (co-editor), a collection of his own columns, and Arts and Crafts of Pakistan, and Pakistan under Siege.