In 1967, he was transferred back to Lahore, and it is at the Lahore TV studios that he produced his best work. Khan's first major dramatic success came when he directed the immensely popular rural folk drama "Jhok Siyaal" (1973). This was followed by "Waris" (1978–79) and then a host of hit serials such as "Bandaar Jaati aur Mamta", "Samandar", "Nasheman", "Dehleez", "Sahil", "Lazawaal" and others, between the 1980s and 1990s.