Career
She was of the first women painters in Pakistan to gain international recognition, with exhibitions around the world including Pakistan, London, Paris, Tokyo, Monte Carlo and New New York On 14 August 2006, the Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters, including Laila.
The other nine painters are: Askari Mian Irani, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.
