"Legendary" Pakistani folk singer Reshma died in Lahore on Sunday morning.
According to reports, Reshma was in coma for a month after being diagnosed with throat cancer years ago, Dawn reported.
She was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan to a Banjara family around 1947, and migrated along with her tribe to Karachi shortly after partition.
She was 12 when she was spotted singing at Shahbaz Qalander's shrine by a TV and radio producer, who arranged for her to record 'Laal Meri' on Pakistan radio.
The song became an instant hit, and Reshma went on to sing many more popular numbers including 'Dama Dam Mast Kalandar', 'Hai O Rabba nahion lagda dil mera', 'Ankhiyan no rehen de ankhyan de kol kol' and 'Lambi Judai.
