In 1994 he received the Reebok Human Rights Award in Boston and in his acceptance speech he said: "I am one of those millions of children who are suffering in Pakistan through bonded labour and child labour, but I am lucky that due to the efforts of Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF), I go out in freedom I am standing in front of you here today.
I 1994 modtog han Reebok Human Rights Award i Boston og i sin takketale sagde han: "Jeg er en af de millioner af børn i Pakistan der lider pga. gældsslaveri og børnearbejde, men jeg er heldig at jeg, på grund af indsatsen fra Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF), kom ud i friheden og i dag står jeg her foran jer.