The tenth death anniversary of legendary Pakistani singer Mehnaz Begum was observed on Thursday.

The master of classical genres like 'ghazal', 'thumri' and 'dadra' was born in 1958.

Her real name was Kaneez Fatima. Mehnaz started her career as a playback singer in the early 70s.

She died on this day in 2013 in Bahrain after prolonged illness.