Out of the 2,000 paid workers of his Edhi Foundation, about 500 are women. Edhi was a “real gem and asset for Pakistan”, Sharif said in a statement. Pakistan’s legendary philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who devoted his life to the poor and the destitute, died on Friday at a hospital in Karachi following a prolonged illness. As their work spread across the country, Edhi remained involved hands-on in the Edhi Foundation, from raising funds to helping with ritual bathing of the bodies of the deceased poor. Edhi’s family announced his death and his son, Faisal Edhi, asked all people to “pray for the departed soul” of his father.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 01:52 UTC