Paposh Nagar Graveyard Explained
Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
In February 2017, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has banned burial in Paposh Nagar Graveyard due to lack of availability of space.[2] [3] But despite the ban, people are illegally burying corpses.[4] [5]
Notable burials
- 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
Notes and References
- News: کراچی کے قبرستان' مٹی میں آفتاب. nawaiwaqt.com.pk. Altaf Ahmad Khan Mujahid. 21 December 2018. 31 May 2021.
- News: کراچی کے 8 قبرستانوں میں تدفین پر پابندی عائد. urdu.geo.tv. 1 February 2017. 31 May 2021.
- News: Burials in most Karachi graveyards continue despite 'official' ban. dawn.com. 12 June 2017. 31 May 2021.
- News: 'وہ دادا کی قبر پہلے ہی فروخت کر چکے تھے. independenturdu.com. 11 January 2021. 31 May 2021.
- News: قبرستانوں میں گورکھ دھندے ،قبرفروش سرگرم. juraat.com. 14 December 2016. 31 May 2021.
