KARACHI – Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat, India but then migrated to Karachi after partition.
He started a great initiative to help people and give them shelter. The world largest ambulance network known as Edhi Foundation is owned by Abdul Sattar Edhi.
Edhi has several national and international awards in recognition of his welfare work. He received Lenin Peace Prize, Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Wolf of Bhogio Peace Award, Italy for his volunteer services.
During the last days of his illness, Edhi stated that he preferred to be treated in Pakistan rather than abroad and earned further laurels from the general masses.
The humanitarian had passed away on 08 July 2016 in Karachi of renal failure. He was offered treatment abroad but insisted on being treated in a government hospital at home. He became the third Pakistani to receive a historical state gun carriage funeral.
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