In this Sept. 6, 2003 photo, Pakistan's legendary classic singer Mehdi Hassan performs at a ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Hassan, a Pakistani singer loved by millions across South Asia, has died after a protracted illness. He was 85. Hassan's son Asif Mehdi says his father died Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
In this Sept. 6, 2003 photo, Pakistan's legendary classic singer Mehdi Hassan performs at a ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Hassan, a Pakistani singer loved by millions across South Asia, has died after a protracted illness. He was 85. Hassan's son Asif Mehdi says his father died Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
Volunteers carry the body of legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan from a hospital in Karachi on June 13, 2012. Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died on June 13 after a long illness his family said. He was 84. 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.
Volunteers transport the body of legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan from a hospital in Karachi on June 13, 2012. Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died on June 13 after a long illness his family said. He was 84. 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.
Volunteers transport the body of legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan from a hospital in Karachi on June 13, 2012. Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died on June 13 after a long illness his family said. He was 84. 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.
Relatives mourn the death of Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan in Karachi on June 13, 2012. Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died on June 13 after a long illness his family said. He was 84. 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.