Abdul Sattar Edhi, 85, is the head of what is believed to be one of the world’s largest social welfare networks in the private sector. PHOTO: AYESHA MIR & ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS
As the noted philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi underwent routine medical check-up at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, members of the civil society expressed their concerns about his health.
Social networking websites were abuzz with tweets and posts on Twitter and Facebook, praying for the health of the beloved personality. “There is nothing to worry about,” said Iqbal Kazmi, the spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation. “He underwent a routine medical check-up at the SIUT where he had earlier visited previously for the same purpose.”
Abdul Sattar Edhi, 85, is the head of what is believed to be one of the world’s largest social welfare networks in the private sector.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2013.
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