Edhi’s soyem held at Karachi’s Memon Masjid
Stringent security measures have been taken to provide security in old city area of the metropolis
Edhi was buried in Edhi village as per his last wish as his funeral prayers were offered after Zuhr prayers following a guard of honour and a gun salute by the Pakistan Army. PHOTO: HASSAAN KHAN/EXPRESS
The soyem of renowned philanthropist, celebrated humanitarian and the icon of social and welfare service, Abdul Sattar Edhi, who died late on Friday night, is being held at Karachi’s Memon Masjid in the old city area, Express News reported.
Hundreds of people belonging to different walks of life are attending the soyem of the humanitarian who was given a state funeral before he was laid to rest on Saturday as thousands attended his funeral prayers.
Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away in Karachi
According to reports, stringent security measures have been taken to provide security in the old city area of the metropolis, where Rangers and police personnel are deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
Edhi was buried in Edhi village as per his last wish as his funeral prayers were offered after Zuhr prayers following a guard of honour and a gun salute by the Pakistan Army.
His coffin, wrapped in the green national flag and covered with pink rose-petals, was carried on a military jeep into the national stadium in Karachi where there was a guard of honour as thousands paid tribute. Security officials said that a 21-gun salute was also offered.
Abdul Sattar Edhi laid to rest
Among those to attend the funeral was President Mamnoon Hussain, Army chief General Raheel, Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, the chief ministers of Sindh and Punjab and many other national politicians, notables and servicemen.
Edhi had been suffering from kidney failure since 2013 and was on dialysis.
Edhi has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, and appears on the list again this year — put there by Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan’s teenage Nobel laureate.
Hundreds of people belonging to different walks of life are attending the soyem of the humanitarian who was given a state funeral before he was laid to rest on Saturday as thousands attended his funeral prayers.
Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away in Karachi
According to reports, stringent security measures have been taken to provide security in the old city area of the metropolis, where Rangers and police personnel are deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
Edhi was buried in Edhi village as per his last wish as his funeral prayers were offered after Zuhr prayers following a guard of honour and a gun salute by the Pakistan Army.
His coffin, wrapped in the green national flag and covered with pink rose-petals, was carried on a military jeep into the national stadium in Karachi where there was a guard of honour as thousands paid tribute. Security officials said that a 21-gun salute was also offered.
Abdul Sattar Edhi laid to rest
Among those to attend the funeral was President Mamnoon Hussain, Army chief General Raheel, Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, the chief ministers of Sindh and Punjab and many other national politicians, notables and servicemen.
Edhi had been suffering from kidney failure since 2013 and was on dialysis.
Edhi has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, and appears on the list again this year — put there by Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan’s teenage Nobel laureate.