KARACHI: Nearly 70 kilometres off Dadu in interior Sindh, a newly built shrine dedicated to “Murshid di billi” – a cat belonging to Pir Gaji Shah has piqued a lot of interest and visitors. According to research and scholars, Pir Shah, a spiritual leader, was a military commander in the Kalhoro dynasty in the 1690s in Sindh. Pir Shah is immensely popular across Pakistan, especially Balochistan and Punjab, and people celebrate a three-day Urs, every year in his remembrance. A caretaker of the shrine, Manzoor Hussain Khoso said, “Gaji Shah laid down his life while defending local people from invaders. According to traditions, the cat was a beloved of the spiritual leader and walking beside the spiritual leader, the cat stopped short upon her master’s hard voice.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2018 09:22 UTC