Pakistan, June 19 -- Tariq Aziz was one of the most recognizable voices in Pakistan. Always wearing a shalwar qameez, he exhumed elegance in character and poise in his conversation. He was the first and the only host of Neelam Ghar, the quiz show that began in 1975, It had attracted a plethora of viewership and a live audience. The show was renamed to Tariq Aziz show in 1997 and later to Bazm E Tariq Aziz in 2006. No one could have hosted this show better than how Tariq Aziz managed it. He breathed his last on June 17, 2020. He was 84.

Tariq Aziz's voice was his armament that led him to mobilize his fans behind him. In 1975 when Neelam Ghar was first aired on Pakistan Television Network (PTV), the only mediums of mass communication were ...