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She began her singing career singing for Radio Peshawar and some television programmes, and later went on to perform in Europe, the United States and UAE. Singing is a major profession for the people of the tribe and Zarsanga took it up at young age as well. Many people believe she is married to popular folk singer Khan Tehsil, but she denies the rumors and to this day says Khan Tehsil is her husband's cousin:.

Actually I sang with him on many occasions and most of our joint songs got immense popularity. He is not my husband he is just like my own brother. Zarsanga and Malla Jan have nine children including three daughters and six sons. Shahzada, Zarsanga's second-oldest son, is also a musician. Zarsanga lives with her sons and two grandchildren in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In July , her house was burgled by a group of unidentified assailants, who robbed the household of most valuables. Zarsanga was discovered at a young age by a local musician, Mustafa during a performance at a wedding event.

Fig 91 Portrait of Nawab Raj Begum Sahibah of Oudh, Ahmad Ali Khan, ca.

Mustafa introduced her to Rashid Ali Dehqan, a producer of Radio Peshawar who called her in for an audition. Zarsanga was signed by the broadcasting company and would go on to perform some of her best known songs on Radio Pakistan. I liked all of them, but I have maintained my own traditional way of folk singing. The people would earnestly enjoy my songs on both sides of the Durand Line Pakistan-Afghan border.

I got no education so I cannot sing from a written paper. Most often I sing the songs that are composed and created by the common folk. However, my husband also wrote some of my popular songs.