Karachi War Cemetery

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 24°53′40″N 67°05′27″E / 24.8945, 67.0909 The Karachi War Cemetery was created to receive Second World War dead from cemeteries scattered across the country, as it was felt that their proper maintenance could not be assured. [1]


Contents

[edit] WWII Graves

View of the graves (2005)
View of the graves (2005)

All the graves (642) are from the Second World War.[1]


[edit] Graves shifted from

  • Abbottabad Cemetery
  • Jhelum Cemetery

[edit] WWI Memorial

[edit] Maintenance

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is the responsible for its upkeep. It employs 4 people on site: 3 gardeners and a supervisor.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Commonwealth War Grave Commission - Karachi. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.


[edit] External Links


 This Pakistan-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This article about Pakistani history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.