All through his political career, he was recognized by his contemporaries as a defender of peasant rights. Sheikh Mohammad Rashid was ridiculed in the early 1970s for trying to bring a generic drugs scheme to Pakistan. Although his idea was proven valid later because similar generic drug schemes were later implemented in many countries including Egypt, Bangladesh and it was endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Now some people feel in Pakistan that his idea was in common public's interest. Sheikh Rashid was among the first to advise Bhutto to accept Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Six Point Program which later became Six point movement to achieve greater autonomy for East Pakistan. This movement finally resulted in separation of former East Pakistan becoming Bangladesh in 1971. References External links Legacy of PPP Pioneer 1915 births 2002 deaths Punjabi people Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977 Federal ministers of Pakistan Pakistan People's Party politicians Democratic socialism Government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto