Near the Judici­al Comple­x and Jinnah Park lies a gravey­ard once used by Britis­h to bury condem­ned freedo­m fighte­rsRAWALPINDI: Next to the Judicial Complex and Jinnah Park lies a stretch of land packed with history. “They were piled one over the other, many of them still handcuffed and chained in death,” he said. Traces of most of these, however, have almost completely vanished due to neglect and lack of maintenance, Ahmed added. Most can only be recognised as graves due to earth mounds.”The cemetery itself looks more like a filth depot, he said. “More than 2,000 bodies have been buried here over a period of more than century and a half,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 04:52 UTC