Background
Ghazala was born on 1 January 1988 age 26 in Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
Ghazala was born on 1 January 1988 age 26 in Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
She began singing since 2004 and was "popular with young, progressive ethnic Pashtuns in northwest Pakistan." Her music was famous not only in Pakistan but also in neighboring Afghanistan and among Pashtuns around the world. In late 2007, the Pakistani Taliban were strengthening their grip in Swat so the young Ghazala and her family fled to the city of Peshawar. They settled in Peshawar and Ghazala began her singing career, subsequently recorded the songs "Baran dy baran dy" and "Lag rasha kana".
Later in her career, she sang more melodious songs and became known amongst the Pashtun people of Pakistan, Afghanistan and those living abroad.
She began appearing in stage-shows in Dubai and Kabul where she earned $12,000 to $15,000 per night for singing at wedding parties. According to Radio Kabul director Abdul Ghani Mudaqiq, "She was paid more than any other Pashtun artist—male or female—in Kabul.
She was our most requested and popular Pashto singer." Her songs "Za lewaney da mena", "Za da cha khqula ta fikar wari yem", and "Mena ba kawo Janana mena ba kawo" had a positive critical reception. Ghazala, along with her father, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting by gunmen on a motorcycle.
On 22 May 2014 the Peshawar High Court set aside the sentence on the basis of compromise between the heirs of the two victims and Jehangir Khan.