| Sakhi Hassan Graveyard | |
|---|---|
سخی حسن قبرستان | |
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°57′32″N67°3′15″E / 24.95889°N 67.05417°E |
| Owned by | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation [1] |
Sakhi Hassan Graveyard is a cemetery located in Sakhi Hassan, northern Karachi, Pakistan. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation oversees the management and administration of the graveyard. [2]
The tree-covered graveyard stretches from northwest to southeast between Sakhi Hassan Street and Shahjahan Avenue, with Shahrah Noor Jahan bordering its northern flank. [3]
In 2003, the administration banned burials in the graveyard due to a lack of space. Some gravediggers, without approval from the relevant union council, had begun dismantling old graves to create new ones. [4]
In 2016, paramilitary rangers and intelligence agencies carried out a search operation at the graveyard, uncovering a substantial cache of hidden weapons. [5]
In 2019, heavy rains caused sewage water to flood the graveyard after a nearby nullah, already clogged with garbage, overflowed. [6] The flooding affected approximately 50,000 graves, prompting protests from local residents. [7]
In 2025, with burial space scarce in Karachi, illegal payments became common. Police arrested a gravedigger at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard for charging four times the official rate. [8]
