ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Renowned human rights activist Asad Rehman spent his entire life for the uplift of deprived persons and also raised voice for the recovery of Baloch missing persons.

This was stated by participants at the memorial service for Asad Rehman organised by Sindh Graduates Association (SGA) in Islamabad on Sunday.

Mr Rehman died on October 29 following a heart attack in Lahore. He was 62.

Human rights activist Tahira Abdullah said: “From living in the mountains as a guerrilla fighter for the rights of Baloch people, in the 70s, till his last days as head of Sungi Development Foundation, he never compromised on the principles in which he believed from the core of his heart”.

She said that Asad always stood for the rights of the people of Balochistan and other marginalised groups.

President of SGA Islamabad branch Yousuf Memon said that Asad Rehman continued to struggle for the people of Balochistan, one way or the other, till his death.

He said that Asad was a man of principles and never compromised on those principles.

Scholar Fayyaz Baqir said that Asad Rehman was a genuine believer of human rights and he would always go a long way to ensure that the voices of the people were heard.

Tanvir Rehman, wife of Asad Rehman, and his son, Mehmood Rehman, addressed participants through telephone from Lahore and said that Asad Rehman always stood by them during their lives.

Mehmood Rehman said that the loss of his father’s demise was irreparable and he did not only belong to his family but to the people of Pakistan, especially the marginalised and deprived.

Other speakers at the memorial included Haider Bhurgri, Sajid Qaisrani, Muhammad Taj, Omar Javed, Rasheed Sarki and Niaz Nadeem.