Safdar’s husband, Akram Varraich is also a painter[7] and poet who shares common concerns about society and establishing strong democratic tradition.
As a student, during the dictatorship era of Zia ul Haq (1984), she was politicised by witnessing repressed times for the Punjabi language, women, minorities and the under privileged working class.
[12][13] As an artist, She worked with theatre Punjab Lok Rahs for a decade and a half to raise consciousness about class and women struggle for rights through traditional and Punjabi folklore.
Punjabi literature became the basis of her theatre work, as it made ideological, political and social statements against established rules during the dictatorship era 1980s when she joined women’s movements.
Through her theatre “Sangat”, Safdar has staged Punjabi literature as revolutionary act of awareness raising for common people’s issues.
[30][31] Safdar has directed following plays: “Avaeen Nahi Oo Gal”[32] “Jogi hoeeke aa”[33] “Naang Val”[34] “Heer Ranjha"[35][36][37] “Waris mian lookan kamliyan noun qisa joar hushyar sunaya hi”[38] “Birah tu Sultan”[39] “Chipen Ton Pehlan”[40][41][8][42] “Chog Kasumbe Di”, based on poetry about struggle of labour class in society.
The play is based on Bulleh Shah’s poem “Kafee”, in which seven female characters act as hardworking farm-women, picking up flowers from fields but the gains went into the pocket of businessmen, who dominated the poor and needy.
“Qaidna Di Waar“ is about country’s countless women activists who faced hardships and jail terms but continued their mission for a progressive society.