A gloomy Pakistan on Saturday bode farewell to its national hero Abdul Sattar Edhi, the founder of the country’s largest welfare organisation, who died Friday in Karachi at the age of 92. Abdul Sattar Edhi. Photo courtesy of geo.tv Edhi, whose death was confirmed by his son Faisal, was revered for setting up maternity wards, morgues, orphanages, shelters, and homes for the elderly, picking up where limited government-run services fell short. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced a state funeral and day of national mourning in honor of the man who owned just two sets of clothes, but whose work uplifting the nation’s destitute and orphans cemented his place in the hearts of Pakistan’s masses. Edhi, known as a ‘servant of humanity’ and who also ran the world’s largest private ambulance network, was suffering from severe kidney problems according to his son. Among those to attend the funeral was President Mamnoon [...]
