Career
He was in his second year at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad when he lost his sight. Nevertheless, he went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, as well as diplomas in Air and Space Law and International Law. He is the first blind person in the world to become a Doctor of Civil Law (McGill University).
Reader in International Law, London Metropolitan University
Participant-time Immigration Judge
Adjunct Professor in Law, Webster University
Visiting Professor (1996), Quaid-e-Azam University
Senior Research Fellow (2001), Islamabad Policy Research Institute
Erasmus Lecturer, 2003, Frankfurt, Germany
He has published one book, newspaper articles and 35 articles in British, German, Dutch, and American journals.
In 2003, he met with Pakistan"s president Pervez Musharraf to discuss disability rights in the country. He was granted the Life Learning Award by the Kashmir and Pakistan Professionals Association on 17 July 2005.
