He is known for his approach to painting, sculpture, design and architecture, as well as his teaching at the NCA (National College of Arts) in Lahore.
[citation needed] Akhlaq, and his elder daughter, Jahanara, were shot dead in their Lahore home on 18 January 1999, by a visiting acquaintance, Shahzad Butt, a roti merchant of the city.
[4][5] Akhlaq's influences are from a vast range of sources, which include painting, literature, philosophy, Sufism, dance, and music.
[1] Zahoor ul Akhlaq played an important role in the establishment of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi.
[6][1] In 1981, he designed 2 of a set of 5 stamps issued to mark the Third Islamic Summit Conference at Makkah, Saudi Arabia.