Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley (Punjabi, Urdu: آشا پوسلے) (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films.
[2][3][4][5][6] Asha Posley was born as Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927.
[2] Asha Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath, who worked with HMV in Delhi, and the sister of renowned film playback singer Kausar Parveen and another sisters Rani Kiran and Najma Begum.
[7] During that time her theatres dramas became very popular and she was trained in singing by her father Inayat Ali Nath.
[1] In 1982 she was honored with Nigar Award For 30 Years of Excellence which was given to her by Ilyas Rashidi for her contributions towards the film industry.