People gather around the body of Pakistani legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan during his funeral ceremony in Karachi on June 15, 2012. Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died on June 13 after a long illness at 84, his family said. Hassan, known as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal, or the king of classical singing among Urdu speakers across the world, died in a private hospital in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.