[1][2][3] She introduced a new trend in Urdu fiction writing, she mostly wrote stories on real life and was regarded as the best fiction writer in Pakistan after Intizar Hussain.
[4] Khalida's novel Kaghazi Ghat (Paper Wharf) was her last novel in Urdu Literature.
[5][6] Khalida completed her BA from the Lahore College for Women University.
[2][5] Khalida Hussain chose teaching as her career besides being a writer.
Many compilations of her short stories have been published, which include Pehchaan (1982), Darwaza (1984), Masroof Aurat, Hain Khaab Main Hunooz and Mein Yahan Hun.