Renowned lawyer and former judge of Sindh High Court, Rasheed A. Razvi, passed away at the age of 77. As the chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners, he made significant contributions to the legal and media landscape. Battling cancer for the past few years, Razvi’s demise is mourned by his widow, three sons, and a daughter. Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), he later migrated to Karachi, earned a master’s degree in economics from Karachi University, and a law degree from Government Islamia College. In 1978, he founded his law firm, ‘Rasheed Razvi & Associates,’ and later served as a judge of the Sindh High Court. Razvi, known for his principled stance, refused to take oath under the first Provisional Constitution Order issued by Gen Pervez Musharraf. He played a vital role in the 2007 lawyers’ movement for the restoration of the judiciary and was actively involved in bar politics, serving as the president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association four times between 2001 and 2016. As a pro bono lawyer, he advocated for numerous human rights and labor cases. His legacy lives on through the Rasheed Razvi Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights established by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research. The funeral will take place at Imambargah Yasrab in DHA, Phase IV, followed by his burial in the DHA graveyard in Phase VIII after Zohrain on Sunday.
