AMRITSAR: In a first, a Karachi-based organization has launched a campaign to promote Hindu way of cremation in Pakistan.

Pakistan Hindu Seva (PHS), a voluntary organization, has started asking the Hindu community members not to bury their dead ones and instead follow the Hindu rituals of cremation.

PHS president Sanjesh S Dhanja said that many poor Hindus in Karachi have stopped cremating their dead and instead bury them due to poverty. “Usually relatives of the deceased themselves dig the graves and perform last rites,” said Dhanja.

The PHS has also started a drive to clean up Hindu graveyards in Karachi. About 50 volunteers of PHS removed garbage, old and broken furniture, polythene bags, cleaned drains and swept clean Driag Road Massan Ghat in Karachi recently.

Ganesh Raj, a sports trainer associated with PHS went around in Hindu localities motivating youth to join the drive. He said, “By performing such duties, a person not only does community service but also helps local administration and becomes a good Pakistani citizen.”