Sonia the elephant is buried at Karachi’s Safari Park.

As Mayor Karachi himself was present to supervise the procedure, a team of veterinary professionals headed by Dr. Ghulam Mustafa performed Sonia’s post-mortem.

Dr. Amir Khalil, the leader of the international animal protection group “Four Paws,” watched the proceedings over a video link.

“The blood and body parts of the elephant have been taken and are being sent to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, for examination,” stated Safari Park officials, adding that “the laboratory reports will determine the true cause of Sonia’s death.”

The Safari Park administrators also stated that the comprehensive post-mortem report would be released in four weeks.

Although it was initially thought that the Four Paws would perform the post-mortem, authorities decided to do it right away out of concern about the body’s decay.

At Karachi Safari Park, Sonia, the African elephant, passed away earlier in the day.

Before her unexpected death, Sonia was eating normally and was in good health, according to park officials.

Park employees found Sonia’s lifeless body early in the morning, according to the administration. To find out why Sonia died, a post-mortem examination will be performed.

Noor Jehan, a 17-year-old African elephant, passed away at Karachi Zoo earlier today. The elephant, Noor Jehan, underwent emergency treatment for a tumor in Karachi on April 5 but collapsed days later.