Haunted locations in Pakistan

Haunted places in Pakistan

• The Koh-i-Chiltan peak: This mountain in Balochistan is described, according to a local myth and the legend associated with it, as being haunted by the "... spirits of forty babies.

Koh-i-Chiltan is said to be haunted. A local story about the mountain tells the tale:

A frugal couple, married for many years, were unblessed with offspring. They therefore sought the advice of a holy man, who rebuked the wife, saying that he had not the power to grant her what Heaven had denied. The priest's son, however (also a mullah), felt convinced he could satisfy her wishes, and cast forty pebbles into her lap, at the same time praying that she might bear children. In process of time she was delivered of forty babies rather more than she wished or knew how to provide for. The poor husband at his wits' end ascended to the summit of Chehel-Tan with thirty-nine and left them there trusting to the mercy of the Deity to provide for them while the fortieth baby was brought up under the paternal roof.

One day, however, touched by remorse the wife unknown to her husband explored the mountain with the object of collecting the bones of her children and burying them. To her surprise, they were all living and gambolling among the trees and rocks. Wild with joy she ran back to her dwelling brought out the fortieth babe and placing it on the summit of the mountain left it there for a night to allure back its brothers but on returning in the morning she found that the latter had carried it off and it was never seen again. It is by the spirits of these forty babies that Chehel-Tan is said to be haunted.

• The Mohatta Palace in Karachi: Said to be haunted by ghosts of the British Raj era. Museum guides have reportedly seen various objects which have moved from their original place, or shifted about while guards have claimed to have "felt" the presence of certain spirits during the night.

The Mohattas, belonged to the Maheshwari community, originated with Motilal Mohata (spelled Mohatta in English) who migrated in 1842 from Bikaner to Hyderabad (Deccan) and became a clerk in a shop. His four children migrated to Calcutta and became leading merchants of imported cloth. One of them, Govardhan Mohta, settled in Karachi in 1883. His older son, Ramgopal, became a scholar and author (the Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi building was named after him), and the younger son Shivrattan Dham Payio became an industrialist in Karachi (steel Mill, Sugar Mill etc.) with branches in north India.

Traditional Belief

Superstition in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی توهم پرستی‬‎) is widespread and many adverse events are attributed to the supernatural effect. Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking the two events, such as astrology, omens, witchcraft, etc., that contradicts natural science.[1] In Pakistan, the Magical thinking pervades as many acts and events are attributed to supernatural and ritual, such as prayer, sacrifice, or the observance of a taboo are followed. Many believe that magic is effective psychologically as it has placebo effect to psychosomatic diseases. Scholars of Islam view superstition as shirk, denying the unity of God and against Sharia. Within Islam, shirk is an unforgivable crime; God may murder any sins if one dies in that state except for committing shirk.[2][3] Sleeping on your right side and reciting the Ayat-ul-Kursi (Urdu: آيت الكرسی ‬‎) of the Quran can protect person from the evil. In Pakistan, mental illness and psychological problems are considered by some to be an encounter with Shaitan (Satan) (Urdu: شيطان ‬‎), evil jinns (Urdu: جن‬‎) or demons who have taken over one's body and mind. It is also assumed that it is caused by the black magic performed by enemies and jealous persons. People, especially children and girls, wear Ta'wiz (Amulet) (Urdu: تعویز‬‎) to ward off evil eye. Spells, incantations and curses could also result in ghouls or churail (Urdu: چڑیل‬‎) haunting a person. Some homes and places are also believed to be haunted by evil ghosts (Bhoot) (Urdu: بھوت‬‎), satanic or other supernatural beings and they could haunt people living there especially during the night. Muslim holy persons (Imams, Maulvis, Sufis, Mullahs, Faqirs) perform exorcism on individuals who are believed to be possessed. The homes, houses, buildings and grounds are blessed and consecrated by Mullahs or Imams by reciting Qur'an and Adhan (Urdu: أَذَان ‬‎), the Islamic call to prayer, recited by the muezzin. In Pakistan, Sleep paralysis is considered to be an encounter with Shaitan (Satan), evil jinns or demons who have taken over one's body. This ghoul (Urdu: غول‬‎) is known as 'bakhtak' (Urdu: بختک‬‎) or ifrit (Urdu: عفريت‬‎). The penchant for faith healers and black magicians spans society, from the rich landlords of the rural areas to the urban classes of Lahore and Karachi.[4] The villagers of Rajanpur rural Punjab, call upon a Pir believed to be endowed with mystical powers that can purify contaminated water after severe floods.[5] Pakistanis from all walks of life routinely turn to faith healers to remedy various health problems, from Abdominal pain to Epilepsy, avert marriage meltdowns and financial crises and even fend off the powers of other healers. Many in Pakistan believe that black magic or sorcery (Urdu: جادو , طلسم‬‎‬‎) can help reduce their problems, cure diseases, or even bring good luck. Such practices are common not only in the far-flung rural areas, where many of people low education, but also in big cities with higher education like in Islamabad, Faisalabad and Karachi.





Since the country is partitioned which used to be an entire sub continent. Here are some common most haunted places in India and Pakistan.