Aslam Azhar, Pakistani television's pioneering personality helped Baig and introduced him to the TV viewing public in Pakistan.
[2] Though he is best known for the intellectually stimulating Kasauti (1967), a question-answer quiz TV show in which he teamed up with Iftikhar Arif in the 1970s and then with Ghazi Salahuddin in the 1990s.
[2] In his 48-year-long career, Baig made over 300 documentary films, studying the flora, fauna, and history of Pakistan as well as of Central Asia.
[citation needed] Prior to this career in television and production, Baig worked as associate editor, ASHUJA Magazine, translator/announcer, external services, Radio Pakistan, as an assistant editor, Daily HURRIYAT (newspaper), and director copywriting, ASIATIC Advertising.
[2] In its tribute after Baig's death, another major Pakistani newspaper called him a man with winning humility, undisputed finesse, precise speech and an amiable smile.