Zarina Baloch (Urdu: زرینہ بلوچ) (29 December 1931 – 25 October 2005) was a Sindhi folk music singer, vocalist and composer from the Sindh province of Pakistan.
She was also an actress, Radio and TV artist, writer, teacher for over 30 years, political activist and social worker.
She is notable for her revolutionary songs and resistance against the military dictatorship of General Zia[2][1] She was born on 29 December 1931 in Allahdad Chand Village, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan her mother, Gulroz Jalalani, died in 1940 when Zarina was six years old.
[citation needed] In 1979, Zarina was arrested and imprisoned in Sukkur and Karachi jails for leading the protests against President General Zia ul Haq's Martial Law.
[citation needed] She wrote many songs and poetry which became popular among the nationalists in Sindh and Balochistan.