'Lata's film 'Aasha' just could not catch up with Nazia's 'Aap jaisa koi' for 14 weeks running, hard as it tried,' Bharatan said.

Born in Karachi on April 3, 1965, Nazia shot into limelight with the Pakistan TV (PTV) programme 'Sung Sung' that also featured her brother Zhoaib, who sang a few duets with his sister in 'Disco Deewane'.

And, as India, 'her music led to a redefinition of pop music in the country and Pakistan's contemporary music scene owes a huge debt to the talented singer', Dawn noted.

Nazia and Zhoaib received not only their education at London, but also studied singing and music there.

'Although singers such as Alamgir and Mohammad Ali Shehky were already in the popular singing, it was Nazia who really popularized the pop music in Pakistan,' Dawn said.

Nazia Hassan died in London Aug 13, 2000 after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. She was 35.