The situation of minority Hindus living in Pakistan is not hidden from anyone. In many reports, the bad condition of minorities present in Pakistan has also been told. Which includes issues ranging from religious conversion to social oppression. In such a situation, many times the question is also raised that how the people of Hindu religion living in Pakistan perform the last rites. Is there a cremation ground there also? In such a situation, let us tell you today how the last rites of Hindus are performed in Pakistan and for which things one has to wait for a long time.

Status of minorities in Pakistan

Since the partition of India and Pakistan, the condition of minorities in Pakistan is said to be bad. The Hindu community faces the most harassment there. The largest cremation ground for Hindus in Pakistan is built for the people of Hindu religion in Lyari, a suburb of Karachi. Apart from this, the Government of Pakistan has given land to Hindus for cremation in some districts. But Hindus living in many cities including Karachi are not able to perform the last rites at the cremation grounds. The main reason for which is said to be the huge shortage and inflation of funeral items. For this reason, many times people of Hindu community bury people in Pakistan instead of burning them. Apart from Hindus, people of other religions also remain worried about the last rites in Pakistan. According to many reports, the Pakistani government may have given land to people of Christian, Punjabi and Hindu religions for cremation in some districts, but this space is very less in terms of population. In many areas, this place is so far away that it is difficult to take the dead body there. Even cremation material is not easily available in Pakistan. Apart from this, wood, ghee and other essential items are expensive, due to which Hindu families bury dead bodies instead of burning them.

How are Hindus buried in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, people of Hindu community do not bury this dead body like Muslims. Hindus living in Pakistan bury the dead body in sitting posture i.e. meditation posture. For this, instead of a grave like place, a pit is dug and a cone shaped mausoleum is built over it.

Difficulties regarding immersion of bones in Pakistan

In Hindu religion in India, after death, the ashes are immersed in the Ganges river. But the Hindu community living in Pakistan has to wait a long time for this. The ashes of the people who are cremated there are immersed in the rivers there. However, many Hindu families wish that the ashes of their ancestors flow into the Ganga. For this they have to go through a long process, because permission to bring the ashes from Pakistan to India is not obtained quickly. Recently, more than 400 urns were brought to India from Pakistan. Who were immersed in the river Ganga in Haridwar. These ashes had reached India via Attari border. According to the Mahant of Karachi’s Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, these ashes were kept in Pakistan for about 8 years. When the number of bones increases, they are brought to India and immersed in the Ganges. After the partition of India and Pakistan, the ashes have been brought to India thrice till now, this had happened in 2011 and 2016 also.

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