Music

Tufail Niazi (1916 – 21 September 1990) was a Pakistani folk singer whose songs include “Saada Chirryan Da Chamba Ae,” “Akhiyaan Lagiyaan Jawaab Na Daindian,” “Layee Beqadran Naal Yaari, Tay Tut Gai Tarak Karkey” and “Mein Nai Jana Kheriyan De Naal.” He used to perform regularly on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan. Tufail Niazi was born in 1916 at a Village (Mander) in Jalandhar District, Punjab, British India. He was a disciple of Mian Wali Muhammad of Kapurthala and Pandit Amar Nath of Batala. He also trained with his father Haji Rahim Baksh in Goindwal. He used to sing at Harballah Festival in his childhood. Tufail Niazi migrated to Pakistan after Partition of India in 1947. He was awarded Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.