Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
| Paposh Nagar Graveyard | |
|---|---|
پاپوش نگر قبرستان | |
 | |
| Details | |
| Abandoned | February 2017 |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Owned by | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation |
In 2011, the cemetery drew attention as the site of a criminal case.[2]
In February 2017, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has banned burial in Paposh Nagar Graveyard due to lack of availability of space.[3][4] But despite the ban, people are illegally burying corpses.[5][6]
Notable burials
edit- Ibn-e-Safi (1928–1980), fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu
- Mulla Wahidi (1888–1976), writer and journalist
- Ibn-e-Insha (1927–1978), writer
- Mohsin Bhopali (1932–2007), poet
- Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (1922–2002), Islamic scholar
- Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah (1946–2013), orthopaedic surgeon
- Ghulam Farid Sabri (1945–2011), Qawwali singer
- Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (1930–1994), Qawwali singer
- Amjad Sabri (1976–2016), Qawwali singer
- Zaheen Tahira (1949–2019), film and television actress, producer and director
- B. M. Kutty (1930–2019), journalist, public servant, politician
- Quraish Pur (1932–2013), scholar, writer, novelist, columnist and media expert
References
edit- ^ Altaf Ahmad Khan Mujahid (21 December 2018). "کراچی کے قبرستان' مٹی میں آفتاب". nawaiwaqt.com.pk. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Necrophilia: Man arrested from graveyard with bone-chilling story". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "کراچی کے 8 قبرستانوں میں تدفین پر پابندی عائد". urdu.geo.tv. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Burials in most Karachi graveyards continue despite 'official' ban". dawn.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "'وہ دادا کی قبر پہلے ہی فروخت کر چکے تھے". independenturdu.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "قبرستانوں میں گورکھ دھندے ،قبرفروش سرگرم". juraat.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.