Abdul Sattar Edhi remembered on birth anniversary.

ISLAMABAD -- The whole country remembered world-renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi on the occasion of his 89th birth anniversary, Friday. Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat but then migrated to Karachi after partition. 'In 1951, he established the Edhi Foundation, which is funded solely by private donations. The foundation, which operates 24 hours a day, provides a variety of social services from homeless shelters to medical care all free of charge and has helped thousands of people around the world in times of need.

Late Abdul Sattar Edhi was also known as 'Angel of Mercy' due to his selfless services for mankind across the country, moreover...

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