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For Karachi’s gravediggers, hard lives meet daily death at city’s over 250 cemeteries

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For Karachi’s gravediggers, hard lives meet daily death at city’s over 250 cemeteries

Many gravediggers in the port city have been involved in the profession through generations but struggle to make ends meet
As space for graves runs out in the city of 20 million, locals complain of overcharging and bribery by officials and gravediggers

By NAIMAT KHAN · 26 September 2024

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