sentences:  He was the Director General of "Punjab Archaeology" at Lahore, and then Southern Circle of Archaeology at Hyderabad (Sindh)/Karachi.These assignments entailed archaeological research and maintenance and administration of antiquities in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and North West Frontier – in the former case – and Sindh and Balochistan in the latter case.He retired from active government service in 2000 and is now an author on the cultural heritage of Pakistan.