She received a B.A. in Anthropology and Economics from the George Washington University. Prior to filmmaking, Khaula worked in healthcare and cancer research. She has assistant directed and produced television shows for Pakistani television. Recently, Khaula associate produced Japanese documentary, Of Love & Law which won best documentary at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival. Khaula won the 2017 National Board of Review Student Filmmaker Award for her short documentary, How The Air Feels which premiered at AFI Docs in 2017. She was also awarded the 2017 BAFTA NY John Grist Scholarship. Her latest project is a feature documentary about a group of transgender women running a canteen at the National College of Arts in Pakistan. Khaula is a recent graduate of the Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema where she received her M.F.A. in Cinema Arts.