[3][4] Nayyar and Akhlaq Ahmed remained dominant playback singers of the Pakistani film industry in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.

[5][2][3] Nayyar was born in Chak No.148/9.L, Ranson Abad, a small village in the Sahiwal District to a Christian family.

[1] He was introduced to Lollywood by Riaz Shahid, a noted filmmaker of the time, who was searching for a singing talent for his upcoming venture Bahisht (1974).

[6] He was a student of film music director Wajahat Attre and also used to go to noted singer Mehdi Hassan for guidance.

[1] He was laid to rest at Christian Graveyard on Jail Road, Lahore in the presence of his friends, relatives and family members.