The 17th death anniversary of renowned singer of the sub-continent Noor Jehan was observed on Saturday.

'Melody Queen', Noor Jehan was born in 1926 in Kasur and she also performed as an actress in film industry.

Her famous films include Chan Wey, Dopatta, Mirza Ghalib, Qaidi, Baaji and Khandaan.

She sang in several languages including Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi, and recorded over 10,000 songs in her career.

She recieved the Life Time Achievement Award twice and recieved highest Pakistani civilian awards Pride of Performance, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

She died on this day in 2000 and was laid to rest in Karachi.