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Prof. Laeeq Ahmed Khan, a renowned TV Compere/ Commentator/ Broadcaster/ educationist, was the second of five children born to Siddique Ahmed Khan (Controller of Examination, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan) and Ameena Begum on Oct 29, 1933, in Lahore where he spent a considerable part of his early life. He did his BSc Statistics from the Government College, Lahore, and master’s degrees in Physics and Public Administration from the Punjab University.

In 1968, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission sent him to England for postgraduate training in Nuclear Engineering from the Queen Mary University of London.

Passionate about both science and education, Laeeq Ahmed aimed to disseminate science education to the people of Pakistan in a simpler manner. He produced more than 500 programmes on Television on science related topics along with others including the environment, global issues and current affairs.

Some of these famous programmes include `Science Magazine' and `Kyun aur Kesay. He also conducted a number of talks on various science subjects for Radio Pakistan. As a result of his extraordinary work, Laeeq Ahmed received the PTV Award for the best commentator in 1983 and the PTV Award for the best compere in 1986.

In 1993 he was honored with the "President's Award for Pride of Performance" and the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2001, in recognition of his contributions to PTV, particularly in the field of education.

As a prominent educationist, he worked tirelessly for over 40 years to improve the quality of education in Pakistan, working with both national and international institutions from China, the US and Canada.

Laeeq Ahmed also made efforts to raise awareness about global issues at local level, and in this regard he worked as a member of the `Family Planning Association of Pakistan' to educate the masses about its importance.

During that period, he organized and represented Pakistan in a number of national and international conferences, seminars and workshops on crucial topics like "Islam and Family Planning". He locally held lectures and conducted television programmes like `Mas'ala No.1' to raise awareness for the issue.

His efforts were highly acknowledged by Head of States of many Muslim countries around the world. He served in the Ministry of Education from 1980 to 1987, where he proposed and led the establishment of the `Primary and Non-Formal Education Wing', under which he successfully completed various important projects for the development and expansion of Primary education in Pakistan.

In addition, he also introduced many other projects for rural education and served as part of several divisions under the Ministry of Education dealing with scholarships, educational planning and teacher's training programmes.

Before joining the Ministry of Education, he also worked as part of renowned universities like the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Allama Iqbal Open University and establishments like the National Bank of Pakistan where he also introduced effective educational schemes for the benefit of the people.

Prof. Laeeq Ahmed Khan died on January 27, 2014 due to colon cancer. will be marked here on Sunday. The contributions of Prof. Laeeq Ahmed Khan will always be remembered for his invaluable contributions to the field of media, education, communication, family planning and science, among others.

Belonging to Rohaila tribe, a sub-tribe of Yousufzai pathan, he was married to Ms. Nasira Khan and left behind 7 children (two sons and five daughters).