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In (Urdu: قبرستان) is graveyard or cemetery.Qabar means grave. There are total 203 graveyards in Karachi. [1] Of them, 184 are for Muslims and 19 for non-Muslims. 90 fall under the control of City District Government Karachi, while 106 are looked after by societies such as the DHA, PQA, CAA and Steel Mills.
The Karachi Christian Cemetery Board manages its affairs. Over time the condition of the cemetery has deteriorated. [1] In 1995, a group called CARE (Caring, putting into Action, and Restoring the Environmental degradation of the cemetery), made up of people from all parishes and churches, made it their objective to make the cemetery a clean and peaceful resting place for the departed.
The Karachi War Cemetery was created to receive World War II dead from cemeteries scattered across the country, as it was felt that their proper maintenance could not be assured. [ 1 ] In 2016, British Deputy High Commissioner Ms Belinda Lewis, Defence Adviser Brigadier Murray Whiteside and British Naval and Air Adviser Group Captain John ...
Wadi-e-Hussain (Urdu: وادئ حسین, The Valley of Hussain) is a large cemetery situated in the northern part of Karachi, along the Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway. [1] It is the first cemetery in Pakistan to have an online presence. [2] Wadi-e-Hussain has a dedicated section for children's graves and is a well-known burial site for Shiite ...
Kadu Makrani (real name being Qadir Baksh Rind Baloch) was executed by hanging in the Karachi Central Jail in November 1887. He was buried in Mewa Shah Graveyard. [1] Makrani was a 19th-century insurgent who operated mainly in Kathiawar, Gujarat and was born and raised in Makran.
The Bani Israel Graveyard [1] is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This cemetery is a part of the larger Mewa Shah Graveyard. Over the years, the area has been reduced. The graveyard currently holds about 5,000 graves. [2] [3]
In 1917, H. D. Baskerville discovered a similar cemetery in the vicinity of the village of Chaukhandi, near Karachi. Baskerville's published report raised the question of a possible above-ground burial – but he dismissed this after a careful investigation of one of the stone chambers in the cemetery, which did not contain any remains.
Shahmonga Wali Cemetery; St. John Christian Graveyard, Chabilpur, Maryam Town ... Karachi War Cemetery [10] Mausolea. Necropoleis. A tomb in necropolei of Makli Hill ...