[2] Her mother, Hussaini Begum and her two younger sisters, Ishrat Jehan and Shamim Bano were also singers.
She was later employed at Mohammad Amir Ahmed Khan's (Raja Saheb of Mahmudabad) palace, where she would sing songs and recite elegies during religious days and in the month of Muharram.
[5] On other days, she would sing thumris, kajris, dadras, purbi geets and light classical Hindustani music.
It was premiered by Fatima Jinnah, the chief guest in the opening ceremony held at Nishat Cinema, Karachi.
She was honored with the Pride of Performance award from the Government of Pakistan for her contributions to the music Industry in 2000.