April 18, 2021
One could argue that in IA Rehman’s death, we have pulled shutters over a glorious period of quieter and responsible journalism in Pakistan.
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With the passing away of IA Rehman, Pakistan may have lost the most significant and consistent voice among human rights campaigners. He had such passion for justice. The man who almost single-handedly yanked the peripheral concerns for rights of the minorities towards the centre of national discourse would be equally missed across the country’s media landscape. Journalism was his first and enduring calling. His last column appeared in
Dawn just a few days before his death. At 90 he was as fiercely engaged with ideas as he was with his loyal readers, and not to forget a whole cohort of writers and journalists who looked to him for inspiration and wisdom.
جنھیں جرم عشق پر ناز تھا ، وہ گنہگار چلے گئے
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