One of her granddaughters, Nimi Farook, is married to a Canadian citizen, Yasser Mohammed Ali Jinna, and lives currently in Toronto.
She was nominated to the committee awarding fellowships in Urdu language by the Union Cultural Affairs Ministry in 2012.
She lost her parents at very young age and was brought up by her grandfather Jani Sait.
[1] Her writings have reached a large number of readers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Middle East, and north Indian states.
Her novels Mere Sanam, Rah Akeli, and Aapa are famous works.