Nazia Hassan died of natural causes: Death certificate published

Eight years after Nazia Hassan's death, the mystery surrounding her murder has finally resolved. Attached was a copy of Nazia's death certificate. According to this certificate, Nazia Hassan's death was caused by the following: (a)Pulmonary thromboembolism, (b) Deep vein thrombosis and (c) Carcinoma of left lung." For the longest time, the death of Pakistan's favourite female singer, Nazia Hassan on August 13, 2000, has been associated with mystery. Even though officially it was due to cancer, people had their doubts. Firstly, it was because of various stories that rotated around and after Nazia's death. And then there were the rumours that spread like wildfire, changing, twisting and turning as they went along. Log onto various forums, blogs and message boards of web sites and it'll become clearer how far these stories go where many have still been wondering the cause behind Nazia's death. But with this death certificate, it seems that it was the deadly disease of cancer that got to Pakistan's nightingale. So to be fair it is on these pages that we finally put all the rumours and stories to rest.



We always knew that Nazia battled with cancer for over four years. She herself talked about it. But it was always hard to believe that nature could be so cruel to someone like her. The rules of life and eventual death seemed inapplicable to our icon.Maybe now the legions of Nazia Hasan's fans can finally put these stories to rest and remember Nazia for who she really was. A woman who didn't just sing but managed to put a smile on everyone's face and became a role model for all of us who were enraptured by her as children. Long before media expanded and the Pakistani music industry thrived and it became possible for an Annie to survive and for the birth of musicians like Zeb and Haniya, it was Nazia who came along as the brightest ray of hope.