Recognising Edhi

Our angel of mercy, Abdul Sattar Edhi was laid to rest in Edhi village on July 9. Edhi was an iconic figure that served humanity – and only humanity – without any distinction of cast, creed or religion. He lived a life of simplicity and achieved in his mortal life what millions of people can only dream about. Services rendered by Abdul Sattar Edhi were acknowledged by countries like the USSR, India, Italy, Korea, among others.

Edhi received the Lenin Peace Prize in 1988. IBA Karachi conferred upon him an honorary doctorate in 2006 and Unesco awarded him the Madanjeet Singh Prize in 2009. In 2013, The Huffington Post called him “the world’s greatest living humanitarian”. We need of more people like Edhi to continue and expand his mission.

Iftikhar Mirza

Islamabad