She received many national and international awards, including Pride of Performance from the government of Pakistan. Nazia Hassan died of lungs cancer at the age of 35 on this day in 2000.

Nazia Hassan was born in 1965 on this day in Karachi and started ... Nazia Hasssan passed away on August 13, 2000, in London at the age of 35, due to cancer.

How do you tell when a musician is a timeless legend? Answer: when their work gets trotted out time and again by the artists of the present day, long after the legend themself has passed.