Web Desk: The 97th birth anniversary of world-renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi is being observed on Friday.
Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat and migrated to Karachi after partition.
In 1951, he established the Edhi Foundation, which is funded solely by private donations.The foundation provides a variety of social services from homeless shelters to medical care and has helped thousands of people around the world in times of need.
Edhi’s charitable activities expanded greatly in 1957 when an Asian flu epidemic swept through Pakistan and the rest of the World.
Donations allowed him to buy his first Ambulance the same Year. He later expanded his Charity Network with the help of his Wife Bilquis Edhi.
Today, Edhi Foundation runs the Biggest Ambulance and Orphanage Network across Pakistan.
Abdul Sattar Edhi was also called “angel of mercy” due to his Selfless Services for mankind across the country, moreover he always helped People in need without discrimination of religion and sect.
Abdul Sattar Edhi died on July 8, 2016 due to kidney failure in Karachi.
