[3] In recognition of his services to the field of music, the President of Pakistan bestowed him the Pride of Performance Award.
But in 1982 when Yar Muhammad Maghmum, a professor at the historic Edwardes College Peshawar, wanted to celebrate an evening with the legendary philosopher and poet Ghani Khan, but was unable to find a singer who was ready to meet the challenge of putting Ghani's poetry to music.
Some people also recorded this programme on audio cassette, which got so much prominence that music stores started selling it on a regular basis.
In this way, his debut album (solely based on Ghani khan's poetry) touched the market incidentally.
It was in those days when a program for youths named "Zalmey Kool" (Young Generation) used to broadcast from the Radio Pakistan.