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KARACHI: The nation across the country has paid tribute to world-renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi for his second anniversary of death on Sunday, July 8.
Edhi, who founded the world's largest network of volunteer ambulances, died on July 8, 2016 in Karachi after a long illness, several television channels reported Sunday.
The philanthropist may have disappeared but his legacy is still alive. Edhi, born in 1928, emigrated to Pakistan in 1947 with his family and dedicated his life to the poor from the age of 20 – while he was penniless in Karachi.
What began as a free clinic in 1951, has become the largest charity organization in Pakistan. In his own words, Edhi "begged for donations" at the beginning of his work and "people gave".
Having an ambulance that he drove himself, the Edhi Foundation now has 2400 ambulances and three air ambulances spread across the country. . In fact, the Edhi Foundation entered Guinness World Records in 1997 as the "largest organization of volunteer ambulances".
The foundation also manages more than 300 wellness centers that function as kitchens, rehabilitation homes, shelters for abandoned women. The Edhi Foundation also operates eight ambulatory hospitals, a children's adoption center and morgues.
Edhi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1986 and was honored with Nishan-e. -Imtiaz in 1989.
In 2013, Huffington Post reported in 2013 that it could be the world's largest humanitarian. His contributions earned him the recognition of "Angel of Mercy". The Edhi Foundation has saved more than 20,000 abandoned infants, trained more than 40,000 nurses and cared for no less than 50,000 orphans until now.
The foundation has the largest shelter chain of 330 countries. The ambulance service offered by the foundation is the largest in the world according to an estimate with more than 600 dedicated vehicles for this purpose. The man lived in a room next to his office in one of the centers and owned two pairs of modest clothes. He had a bed, a sink and a stove.
Edhi married a nurse, then worked in one of the centers, Bilquis in 1965, and the couple had four children.
In 2013, doctors told him that his kidneys had failed and he would survive dialysis for the rest of his life unless he found a donor.
The world-renowned philanthropist breathed his last breath on July 8, 2016 after being placed under respiratory badistance
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