LAHORE: Pakistan’s renowned folksinger, Abida Parveen, went through an emergency heart surgery after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Lahore, DawnNews reported.

Parveen was shifted to a local hospital where doctors performed angioplasty on her.

"Parveen's has been shifted from the Intensive Care Unit and is fully conscious and recovering now. She has had her first meal since we performed angioplasty on her. She will remain under strict observation," an official of the hospital told Dawn.com.

Parveen, one of the very few female singers in the world of Sufi music, enjoys legendary status in Pakistan.

A humble and passionate artist, she propelled onto the big stage with her memerising renditions of kalaams of the great Sufi poets of the world. She has attracted some of the biggest ‘world music’ record labels and has collaborated with the likes of Eddie Vedder and Peter Gabriel.

Also known as the ‘Queen’ of sufi music, Parveen belongs to Larkana, Sindh and is the daughter of prominent Pakistani vocalist Ustad Ghulam Haider, who ignored local  convention and allowed her to study under him during her childhood.