Mashraqi's Funeral
Allama Mashraqi passed away on August 27, 1963. His death was not only widely mourned in Pakistan, but all across the world, wherever his followers and supporters lived. People from all walks of life paid rich tributes to him. Well over 100,000 people - from all across Pakistan and abroad - came to attend his funeral procession, which was over a mile long.
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| Jang (Karachi), August 29, 1963 |
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| Dawn (Karachi), August 28, 1963 |
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| Imroze (Lahore), August 30, 1963 |
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| The Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore), August 30, 1963 |
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Mashriqi's death was also reported in the following newspapers:
Nawai-i-Waqat, Tameer (Rawalpindi), Kohistan (Rawalpindi), The Times (London), The New York Times etc.
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