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9th death anniversary of Iqbal Bano observed
April 21, 2018

The ninth death anniversary of renowned classical ghazal singer Iqbal Bano was observed on Saturday.

Iqbal Bano began her professional singing career in 1950 from Radio Pakistan. 

She was considered a specialist in singing the ghazals of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Qateel Shafai and Mirza Ghalib and thus earned the famous title of ‘Queen of Ghazal’. She was also awarded "pride of performance" in recognition of her capabilities.