ISLAMABAD: Arrangements have been completed for retrieval of the body of Chaudhry Rehmat Ali from London.
Chaudhry Rehmat Ali was a prominent leader in the movement for an independent Pakistan and in fact came up with the name of ‘Pakistan’. He died on February 19, 1951 in London where he was buried.
A British citizen of Pakistani origin is planning on building a mausoleum in Kamalia to house Rehmat Ali’s body.
Sarwar Noor, who belongs to Kamalia, has filed a case in a UK court to bring back the body of Rehmat Ali, who is credited with coming up with the name “Pakistan.” he said,
Noor said Rehmat Ali had died in Britain but his body could never be returned to Pakistan, even after creation of the country.
He said it is his earnest wish to bring back the body of Rehmat Ali to Kamalia for a proper and dignified burial. Noor informed that the British court has sought documents of the burial location and details about the arrangements for carrying the remains of Rehmat Ali on a flight. He regretted national airline PIA had declined to extend any cooperation in this regard, due to which some other airline has been contacted for the purpose.
He explained that he had been trying since long for the acquisition of a suitable location for a dignified and befitting burial of the national hero, adding that now the Kamalia Municipality chairman has issued him an NOC letter for a piece of land situated on Mohammad Shah Road in Kamalia.
