Paposh Nagar Graveyard

Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan.[1]

Paposh Nagar Graveyard
پاپوش نگر قبرستان
Details
AbandonedFebruary 2017
Location
Paposh Nagar, Karachi
CountryPakistan

In February 2017, Karachi Metropolitan Municipality 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
  • Ibne Insha, (15 June 1927 - 11 January 1978)
  • Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, (1945 – 2011), 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
  1. Altaf Ahmad Khan Mujahid (21 December 2018). "کراچی کے قبرستان' مٹی میں آفتاب". nawaiwaqt.com.pk. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "کراچی کے 8 قبرستانوں میں تدفین پر پابندی عائد". urdu.geo.tv. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "Burials in most Karachi graveyards continue despite 'official' ban". dawn.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "'وہ دادا کی قبر پہلے ہی فروخت کر چکے تھے". independenturdu.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "قبرستانوں میں گورکھ دھندے ،قبرفروش سرگرم". juraat.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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