Parasto came from a very strict religious family from Kabul. She started her career with the song "Saqi" in the early 1970s on Radio Kabul. Parasto graduated from Zarghona Girls' High School in Kabul. Her most popular songs are "Juz Tu Zinda Am", "Zindaghi Yak Rahe Door", "Yak Shabe Baraani" and "Dil Aadam", which was composed by Waheed Qasimi. In December 2009, Parasto was awarded the title of "Sitara-e- Hunar" at the ATN Awards in Hamburg.[citation needed]
Parasto's father is from Laghman, where she also lived briefly, while her mother is from Kabul. Parasto is bilingual in Dari and Pashto, and is fluent in German.
On June 24th 2010 , Parasto's husband, Rahim Mehryar, died after suffering from cancer. Parasto returned to Afghanistan in November 2010 to perform for Afghans in Afghanistan and she was applauded by a lot of fans there
بینهایت زیبا خانم ترنم گرانقدر ! حنجره شما به یقین که یک تصویر شفاف از موجودیت یک زن مستحکم، استوار و دلنشین افغان را در پرده های خیال انسان به ارمغان می آورد. پاینده باد دیپارتمنت هنر و موسیقی سابق کابل
خانم پرستوی عزیز شما سر آستین. درین آشفته بازار بی هنری همو گلوی تانرا هم که صاف کنید ده تا ای بیسر وبی لی هارا میخره وأزاد میکند. چند بار خواستم برایتان شعر بفرستم در مسنجر فیس بوک تان جواب ندادید.
