Pakistani Music and Songs

LAHORE: Renowned singer of 'ghazal' and 'thumri' Iqbal Bano has passed away, Geo news reported on Tuesday. LAHORE: Renowned singer of 'ghazal' and 'thumri' Iqbal Bano has passed away, Geo news reported on Tuesday.

She won the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Pride of Performance) medal in 1974 for her contributions to the world of Pakistani music.

She sang several famous ghazals of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Nasir Kazmi and Ahmed Faraz.

She was considered a specialist in singing the works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. She has given such musical relevance to the ghazals of Faiz, that Bano and Faiz are apparently inseparable in popular imagination.

Bano roused a strong crowd of 50,000 people in Lahore by singing Faiz passionate Urdu nazm, "Hum Dekhenge".