[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] His name is commemorated in a cricket championship known as the Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA Challenge Trophy 2021-22.

[11] His maternal grand mother Begum Abida Sultana was the sister of Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi.

[13] He was educated at La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan and Aitchison College where he was a classmate of Imran Khan.

For a decade, Ashiq held the position of France's Honorary consul general in Lahore for which he received the French honor Ordre national du Mérite in 2018.

[17][11][25] Ashiq made his first-class cricket debut with Pakistan Railways against United Bank Limited in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match held from 11-14 May 1984.

[26] Ashiq played in the National T20 Veterans cricket cup for the Lahore Lions against Islamabad Panthers in 2009 where he won the toss as skipper.

[17] In his later years, Qureshi played a pivotal role in the establishment of veterans cricket in Pakistan, leading the over 50's side to the World Cup final.

He is also remembered for his iconic photograph being the first to greet captain Imran Khan after Pakistan's 1992 Cricket World Cup victory in Melbourne.

[17] Ashiq was Vice President of the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association in 2001 becoming its Chief Executive Officer on 22 September 2006 until his death.

Ashiq's funeral was held at the race course park of Lahore which was attended by his family including his cousin Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, government officials, and Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ehsan Mani.

Dear friend, when we opened the new Jafar Memorial Ground, it was as you envisaged, but minus the joy of seeing your face and listening to your prophetic words.