KARACHI: Shifting of graves

Published May 22, 2006

KARACHI, May 21: A large number of people under the banner of ‘Action Committee of Affectees of Graveyard Manoon Goth’ staged a demo and protest rally from Hassan Square to Gharibabad on Sunday against a scheme to shift 2,000 graves from the Manoon Goth graveyard.

Addressing the rally, MMA’s MNA Muhammad Hussain Mehanti, MPA Nasrullah Shajji, Abdul Kareem Abid, Haji Hanif Tayyab, Muhammad Abdullah, Ghulam Abbass Qadri, Maulana Muhammad Ashraf and others criticized the city government’s decision of shifting more than 2,000 graves from the Manoon Goth graveyard near Hassan Square.—PPI

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...