Paying homage: Prayer session organised by Sikhs, Hindus for Edhi
Respects continue to pour in, varsity in Mardan presses for philanthropist to get Nobel Prize
Respects continue to pour in, varsity in Mardan presses for philanthropist to get Nobel Prize. PHOTO: FILE
PARACHINAR/ MARDAN/SWABI:
Just as humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi worked for people without stopping to enquire about their race, religion, cast or creed throughout his life, people of all ethnicities and faiths paid their respects to the man after his death.
Special prayers, organised to pay tribute to the philanthropist, concluded after three days at a gurdwara located in Ibrahimzai, Kurram Agency, where a large number of Hindus and Sikhs participated.
Senator Sajjad Hussain Turi and Lower Kurram Agency Assistant Political Agent Nasrullah Khan, while addressing the session, said problems of minorities were being solved on a priority basis.
Rest in power: Edhi buried amid mystics
Sikh leader Baba G Jagropal Singh thanked Muslims and tribal leaders for participating in a session organised by Sikhs.
Hamid Toori and Yousaf Lala also addressed participants and were delighted that humanitarianism trumped differences in religious beliefs.
Qaumi Anjuman Hussainia Secretary Haji Faqir Hassan, HRCP Kurram Agency Coordinator Azmat Alizai, PPP Kurram President Hamid Toori and Chinar Blood Bank and Welfare Trust representatives expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Edhi.
Speakers said Edhi’s death was a “national tragedy” and the vacuum created in the country could never be filled.
Advocating for recognition
The faculty of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) demanded Abdul Sattar Edhi be nominated for the Nobel Prize.
In this regard, a special session was organised under the supervision of AWKUM Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Ehsaan Ali in which heads of all departments participated.
Even in death, Edhi gives light to two blind persons
Ali and the faculty presented a resolution in which a demand was put forward for the nomination of Abdul Sattar Edhi for the Nobel Prize.
Ali also paid tribute to the great humanitarian and prayed for his departed soul.
In Swabi, Saleem Khan union council nazim Advocate Abdul Salam, in a condolence message, said Edhi was a great human being who will always be remembered.
He called Edhi a “national hero” and his demise a “national tragedy”.
While paying tribute to Edhi, he said people like him, who work for humanity without any discrimination, were born once in centuries.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2016.
Just as humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi worked for people without stopping to enquire about their race, religion, cast or creed throughout his life, people of all ethnicities and faiths paid their respects to the man after his death.
Special prayers, organised to pay tribute to the philanthropist, concluded after three days at a gurdwara located in Ibrahimzai, Kurram Agency, where a large number of Hindus and Sikhs participated.
Senator Sajjad Hussain Turi and Lower Kurram Agency Assistant Political Agent Nasrullah Khan, while addressing the session, said problems of minorities were being solved on a priority basis.
Rest in power: Edhi buried amid mystics
Sikh leader Baba G Jagropal Singh thanked Muslims and tribal leaders for participating in a session organised by Sikhs.
Hamid Toori and Yousaf Lala also addressed participants and were delighted that humanitarianism trumped differences in religious beliefs.
Qaumi Anjuman Hussainia Secretary Haji Faqir Hassan, HRCP Kurram Agency Coordinator Azmat Alizai, PPP Kurram President Hamid Toori and Chinar Blood Bank and Welfare Trust representatives expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Edhi.
Speakers said Edhi’s death was a “national tragedy” and the vacuum created in the country could never be filled.
Advocating for recognition
The faculty of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) demanded Abdul Sattar Edhi be nominated for the Nobel Prize.
In this regard, a special session was organised under the supervision of AWKUM Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Ehsaan Ali in which heads of all departments participated.
Even in death, Edhi gives light to two blind persons
Ali and the faculty presented a resolution in which a demand was put forward for the nomination of Abdul Sattar Edhi for the Nobel Prize.
Ali also paid tribute to the great humanitarian and prayed for his departed soul.
In Swabi, Saleem Khan union council nazim Advocate Abdul Salam, in a condolence message, said Edhi was a great human being who will always be remembered.
He called Edhi a “national hero” and his demise a “national tragedy”.
While paying tribute to Edhi, he said people like him, who work for humanity without any discrimination, were born once in centuries.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2016.