His father was Alam Lohar, who belonged to the village of Achh in Kharian Tehsil, Gujrat District, nearby Kotla Arab Ali Khan, and was a prominent folk singer.
He once performed in North Korea for the late General Secretary Kim Jong-il as part of an international delegation of peace and goodwill.
[5] Lohar's performance for Coke Studio featured two other songs: "Mirza" and "Alif Allah Chambey Dey Booti/Jugni", the latter a collaboration that became an international success.
[3] Filmmaker Saif Ali Khan bought the rights to "Jugni" for use as a feature song in his Bollywood movie Cocktail.
These campaigns targeted mainly Pakistani and other South Asian communities with health problems, and Arif performed concerts around the UK to promote it.