She has accused husband Hamid Ali of abuse. They were living separately after estrangement. Her first husband, Aftab Ahmed Pharero, also known as Aftab Ahmed Kalhoro, was murdered in Karachi in 2009. The court of Yaqoob Ali issued arrest warrants for Hamid, the singer’s ex-husband, over defiance of directives to appear along with children. According to her plea, her husband's demeanor changed once they were married. The victim, Aftab Ahmed Pharero, hailing from Naushehro Feroze, was the husband of a Sindhi folk singer, Sanam Marvi. The audience is composed of both South Asians and non-South Asians — people who don’t understand what she’s singing but have paid to see her perform anyway. A guardian court in Lahore issued on Saturday arrest warrants for ex-husband of singer Marvi Sanam in children custody case.. Sanam requested the court to issue the khula decree as she cannot live with her husband anymore. They have three children.

At some point during the performance one of the audience members yelled, ‘Sanam Marvi, you rock!’ prompting her to smile.

Sanam Marvi has filed for a khula in a Lahore family court.

Shahid Hussain . Sanam Marvi is married to Hamid Ali Khan. Sanam Marvi has just performed at the BAM Opera House in Brooklyn, New York. The judge ordered police to take Hamid to the court on the next hearing.

Shahid Hussain . "He became abusive, would beat me and curse me," she claimed in her petition.

A few months before khula petition was filed in court, news of the controversy between the singer and her husband was published.

They had married in 2006 but had been estranged for two years prior to his death. Marvi was Aftab's second wife.

The petition filed by Sanam Marvi stated that she could no longer tolerate her husband’s behavior and language, so the court should issue her degree. Sanam Marvi’s husband wants court to dismiss her divorce petition. Pakistani folk singer Sanam Marvi has filed for khula (divorce) from husband Hamid Ali in a Lahore court over allegations of domestic abuse. Pakistani singer Sanam Marvi files for divorce. The folk singer had married Hamid Ali in 2009, having three children with him afterwards.