Thousands Attend Funeral Of Beloved Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi In Pakistan
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Edhi, 88, died on Friday after a long illness.
Well-known and much-loved Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi died in Karachi on Friday.
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Edhi was a social worker and founded the Edhi Foundation — which today runs dozens of free hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, rehabilitation centres, and other charitable outposts.
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered at a state funeral for Edhi at the National Stadium in the capital of Karachi.
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Thousands more, unable to get into the stadium, waited outside to pay their respects.
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