LAHORE: Renowned Radio and Television host, and film actor Tariq Aziz was remembered on his birth anniversary on Sunday.
He was born on April 28, 1936 in Jalandhar city now in India. His family later to Pakistan after partition of the sub-continent in 1947 and settled in Sahiwal.
Tariq Aziz started his career in 1960 with Radio Pakistan and later had the honor of becoming Pakistan’s first television host.
He became famous for his popular program Neelam Ghar which started in 1974 and later renamed Tariq Aziz Show which continued for so many years.
He also acted in several movies including Chiragh Kahan Roshni Kahan, Salgirah, Qasam Us Waqt Ki, Katari, Haar Gaya Insan, and Insaniyat.
The government of Pakistan awarded him with the Pride of Performance Award in 1994 for his services to the entertainment industry.
He passed away in Lahore on June 17, 2020, at the age of 84 because of cardiac arrest.
