The all-times maestro, iconic radio-television anchor Tariq Aziz was remembered by the artist and literary community in connection with his third death anniversary.
Three years ago, Tariq Aziz passed away on June 17, 2020, at the age of 84 due to a heart attack in Lahore. Noted educationist Professor Dr. Fakhar-ul-Haq Noori summed up the tragic feelings of demise of Aziz through the exact replication of thought of the renowned classical Urdu poet and critic Meer Taqi Meer, who once had voiced his feelings in his famous verse: Mat Sahl Hamein Jano, Phirta Hai Falak Barson, Tab Khak Ke Parde Se Insaan Nikaltey Hain [Consider us not as something trivial, heavens whirl for years, before earth splits its veil, and yields forth the man].
Tariq Aziz was born in Jalandhar (India) on April 28, 1936 to an Arain family, and he received his primary education from the same origin. After Partition in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in district Sahiwal (Punjab), where he received his middle and secondary school education. He started his career with Radio Pakistan in 1960s as a host, and later on went to become Pakistan’s first male announcer and premier-television (PTV) host. He was known for his work on the PTVs Quiz Show Neelam Ghar, which was first aired in 1974, and later the same was renamed as the ‘Tariq Aziz Show’, and later was changed to ‘Bazm-e-Tariq Aziz’.
