Title: Aamir Liaquat booked grave at revered saint’s shrine during his lifetime
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The deceased televangelist, Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, had booked a grave for himself during his lifetime on the compound of the shrine of revered Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi in the metropolis.
Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was also a popular TV host and federal lawmaker, passed away at his residence in Karachi on Thursday.
“He had booked space for five graves in the graveyard situated on the compound of the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine in 2007,” Punnu Khan, the assistant manager and focal person for the shrine, told The Express Tribune.
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Aamir’s parents – mother and father – his first mother-in-law and popular naat-khawan Khurshid sahib are buried in four of the graves. Aamir wished to be buried next to his parents in the same cemetery, according to his will.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain had reserved a grave for himself in Abdullah Shah Ghazi's mausoleum during his lifetime. The televangelist booked five graves – for his parents, his first mother-in-law and popular naat-khawan Khurshid in 2007. #etribune #news #amirliaquat pic.twitter.com/ZLUfSVAJV4
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) June 9, 2022
Punnu Khan said that since the fifth grave had already been reserved for Aamir, there would be no need for permission from the Auqaf Department.
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He added that the five graves are located in a small compound inside the graveyard which is named after Aamir’s father, Sheikh Liaquat Hussain.
Punnu Khan said that Aamir sahib used to visit this compound often to offer prayers for those buried here. “He was a very kind and sociable person,” he recalled while talking to The Express Tribune.
Published Date: 09-Jun-2022
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