Board approval: 19 June 2015 \ Rs. 2.75 million

The tomb of Shaikh Laloo Pir is located in a graveyard of the same name, in a village Khanoo Bharo, roughly 2.5 miles north of the Pano Aqil Cantonment, District Sukkur. While little is known about the interred, a Persian inscription over the main entrance of the tomb claims it was built in 967 AH/1560 CE, making it contemporary with the tombs of Suhagan and Duhagan.
The tomb has a square plan with a side of 24’-3”, a height of 32’-10”, and the structure is crowned with a
hemispherical dome. All four sides have entrances with segmental arches, above which are rectangular panels decorated in cut brick ornamentation with geometrical designs. On the interior, four squinch arches support the inverted bowl shaped cupola, and the bare plastered walls are unadorned. There are two cenotaphs inside the tomb.
The structure was found in a state of advanced disrepair; most of the dome and two sides of the structure had
collapsed, causing the other two sides to tilt at an angle of 60 degrees. This provided the team with a unique
conservation opportunity to capture the natural process of ageing and deterioration of the building, and
integrate it into the restoration plan. While the collapsed sections were restored to their upright form, the tilt
of the surviving original fabric was preserved, and the stark red of the original bricks was revealed to stand in
contrast to the new material. This is an excellent example of the conservation process honouring the age value and patina of a site, while also preserving it for future generations and breathing new life into a neglected heritage space. The doorway, which had also collapsed to a height of less than a meter, was also restored and fit with a teak door sourced from the villages surrounding Shikarpur, in keeping with the indigenous tradition. The project is expected to be completed by April 2020.