Career
She is mostly known for singing in Urdu and Punjabi in Pakistani films and television during the 1970s and 1980s. Her most popular songs are perhaps Tu Meri Zindagi Hai and Agar Tum Military Jao. Tassawar Khanum was born in Gujrat, Pakistan.
She and her father would often go Pervaiz Mehdi"s house while he was practicing.
lieutenant was Pervaiz Mehdi who asked her father to ensure that Tassawar should receive an education in music after he overheard her copying while he practiced. After this she began to take music lessons with sarangi nawaz Ustad Butta Ali Khan.
Tassawar Khanum first appeared on Pakistan Television (PTV).