Devote­es also pay tribut­e to the spirit­ual leader's cat and camel during the UrsKARACHI: Nearly 70 kilometres away from Dadu, dozens flock to a newly built shrine dedicated to “Murshid ji billi” – the pet cat of Pir Gaji Shah. Research scholars say Pir Shah, a spiritual leader, was a military commander of the Kalhoro dynasty in the 1690s in Sindh. “Gaji Shah laid down his life while defending the local people from foreign invaders,” said Manzoor Hussain Khoso, a caretaker of the Gaji Shah shrine. According to traditions read out to The Express Tribune by Khoso, it was the beloved cat of the spiritual leader. Even her death had a story: walking beside the spiritual leader, the cat stopped after a reproach from her master, and died.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2018 07:25 UTC