▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁obtain ing ▁his ▁M . A ., ▁Kh ali q ▁started ▁his ▁teaching ▁career ▁as ▁lect urer , ▁Islam ia ▁College ▁Civil ▁L ines ▁L ah ore . ▁After ▁about ▁ 2 ▁years ▁of ▁stay ▁there ▁he ▁joined ▁as ▁lect urer , ▁Government ▁Inter mediate ▁( l ater - D eg ree ) ▁College ▁Gu j ark han , ▁Raw al p indi . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁this ▁College ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁he ▁finally ▁joined ▁the ▁teaching ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁L ah ore . ▁Ser ving ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁he ▁retired ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁I q bal ▁Professor ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Department . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁he ▁regularly ▁edited ▁the ▁Department al ▁Journal ▁Al - H ik mat ▁every ▁year ▁and ▁organized ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ann ual ▁I q bal ▁Memorial ▁L ect ures ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁abroad . ▁He ▁super vised ▁scores ▁of ▁research ▁th eses ▁of ▁M . A . ▁students ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ph D s ▁as ▁their ▁official ▁guide , ▁super visor ▁and ▁internal ▁exam iner . ▁He ▁attended ▁various ▁international ▁con ferences ▁including ▁International ▁I q bal ▁Congress es , ▁L ah ore ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁