Tomb of Phyllis Louise Lawrence, Gora Qabristan, Karachi

Gora Qabristan - Christian graveyard, Karachi
Originally uploaded by Ameer Hamza

The white-domed tomb of Phyllis Louise Lawrence, nee Napier, the first wife of Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence (Collector of Karachi). The Lawrence couple were married in 1899 and had three children before Phyllis was killed in a carriage accident in Karachi on 30 June 1912. Karachi, Sind, British India.

I was able to shoot this photograph early morning of 24th Dec, 2006, when I visited the place with my mother. It saddens me that the place around the tomb is now all vandalized and captured by land mafia. I was told by a Christian at the cemetery that this area was taken up by Muslim refugees from India after partition. Somehow this tomb survived.

There's an interesting story about this woman in the book written on Karachi (a compilation) by Asif Farukki.

Baluchistan Diary - Day 7 / Tomb of Hazrat Mulla Khan (RA), Ziarat

Tomb of Hazrat Mulla Khan (RA), Ziarat
Originally uploaded by Ameer Hamza

At the end of our trekking trip on Day 7 of our Baluchistan expedition, we reached the Mazar of Hazrat Baba Kharwari (RA). As per his wishes, one must first visit the Tomb of Mulla Khan, his relative before visiting Baba's Mazar. Hence, I did the same and paid my homage to this Saint first.