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Pakistani singer (1939–2022)

Bilqees Khanum (Urdu: بلقیس خانم; 25 December 1948 – 21 December 2022) was a Pakistani classical music singer. She is known for singing ghazals and geets like "Kuch Din To Baso Meri Ankhon Mein", "Anokha Laadla Khelan Ko Mangay Chand", and "Mat Samjho Hum Ne Bhula Diya".^[1]

Early life and family

Khanum was born on 25 December 1948, in a middle-class family in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan.^[2] Her mother was a housewife, and her father Abdul Haq used to build furniture.

Of their seven children — five girls and two boys —Khanum was the oldest. Because of her family’s financial hardship, she couldn't continue her schooling beyond elementary school.

Bilqees khanum songs indian

Her early childhood years were spent in Faisalabad, Pakistan. She used to perform songs at school festivals. At a young age, she studied singing with her maternal grandfather, Inayat Ali Khan, Ustad Muhammad Sharif and Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Karachi.

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