Turbat massacre: Edhi faints after seeing militants’ handiwork
He became unconscious at Edhi Home in Sohrab Goth after seeing the bodies of the would-be migrants who were travelling to Iran, and were killed by militants on Friday.
Edhi’s spokesperson Anwar Kazmi told The Express Tribune that the charity founder became emotional when he saw the pile of bodies. “He was extremely sad at the brutal murder of these poor men. He was shocked and was disturbed about their deaths, and how their families had lost their livelihoods.”
Edhi recovered after being taken outside the centre for some fresh air.
His son, Faisal Edhi, told The Express Tribune that the immense workload along with the shock of the sight before him contributed to his low blood pressure. “The doctor at our centre immediately came to his service and he recovered.” Faisal said that his father was currently resting at home.
“He was upset that the poor labourers had died in this carnage. He said that it should be the criminals and plunderers who should die, not these poor labourers.”
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2012.
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I am sorry but I have to agree with Zubair on this one. I have never ever seen any Pashtun, Sindhi or Punjabi showing this much hate for others just because of ethnicity except Balochis. I am a pakhtun myself and for me honor matters because with so much wrong going on, we pakhtuns give our lives for people around us not take it away from them. A man like Edhi fainted because of what these Balochis have done to poor migrants. I agree Balochis cannot be generalized as a whole but why dont I ever see condemnation from people when innocent settlers of punjabi and pashtun origin are killed in Balochistan ? even the moderate balochi nationalists dont care.
Mariam Saleem Nawaz, do you denounce what happens to poor Punjabis and pashtuns ? Do you denounce BLA's action in Quetta when they took 8 mine workers from swat hostage ?
Baloch knows no honor.
Edhi has seen much worse and never fainted. It must be heat. Bring some maturity in your reporters.
He seems like the only respectable person to ever make the news.
Edhi is a true legend. Why can't people like him lead us ?
Edhi Sahab, please take things easy now. You have prepared a whole army of humanitarians. Your legacy will last forever. Sir we all salute you.