Bilqees Khanum 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".
Early life and family
Khanum was born on 25 December 1948, in a middle-class family in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan. ==Career==
Career
Khanum started her singing career in 1964 from Radio Pakistan. According to a major newspaper of Pakistan, "Bilquis Khanum's main contribution has been singing voluntarily for Pakistan Army on the front lines during the 1965 War". ==Personal life==
Personal life
Bilqees Khanum met the notable sitar player of Mewati gharana of India, Ustad Rais Khan at Karachi in 1978. At the time, he was visiting Pakistan for a concert. Their few meetings soon "blossomed into love". Bilqees Khanum and Ustad Rais Khan had two sons, Farhan Rais Khan and Hazoor Hasnain Rais Khan. Both of them are sitar players like their famous father and live in Pakistan. ==Death==
Death
After a prolonged illness, Khanum died in Karachi on 21 December 2022. The prime minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif offered his condolences over her death and acknowledged her services for the music world. ==Awards==