C. R. Aslam

Chaudhari Rehmatullah Aslam (; 15 January 1913 – 10 July 2007), commonly known as C. R. Aslam, was a Pakistani politician, lawyer, trade unionist and journalist associated with the country's communist and socialist movements for nearly seven decades.

Early life and education Aslam was born on 15 January 1913 in Shah Kot Tehsil in Punjab Province (British India); the area now lies within Nankana Sahib District. He received his LLB degree in 1936, He did not align himself with either side of the Pro-Peking/Pro-Moscow division within the international communist movement. the lawyer Abid Hassan Minto served as its secretary-general. The Post records that Aslam dedicated much of the decade to organising peasant conferences across Pakistan and to advocating provincial autonomy.

During the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Awami Jamhuriat was banned after Aslam published an editorial supporting the political demands of Baloch nationalists, for which he was imprisoned. He was reported to have declined repeated overtures from Bhutto to join the Pakistan Peoples Party, and was detained again during the subsequent government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.

National Workers Party In 1999, Aslam was among the founders of the National Workers Party (NWP) and served as a member of its Central Committee.

Personal life Aslam married Syeda Aslam in 1953, while he was detained at Lahore Central Jail. The couple had twin sons, Qais and Sufian, who became academics in economics and nuclear physics respectively.

Death Aslam died in Lahore on the evening of 10 July 2007, after a month-long illness during which, according to his son Qais Aslam, he had lost consciousness two days before his death. His funeral was held at his residence on Temple Road, Park Lane, Lahore.

The obituary published in The Post described him as having authored more than a dozen books.