Edhi and I are ambassadors for human rights: Veena Malik

Veena Malik met with philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi on Wednesday following reports that he had fallen ill.

KARACHI: Pakistani starlet Veena Malik met with philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi at his headquarters on Wednesday following reports that he had fallen ill.

"I have wanted to meet you for ages now. Philanthropists like you are the need of the hour for this country," Veena said.

The famous actor also jokingly offered to donate her kidney to Edhi, who needs dialysis twice a week.

"My family members and I have been regularly been praying for your speedy recovery. It's a big thing that you have done for the suffering humanity of this world," she added.

Edhi replied to Veena by saying that she should continue to pray for him, so that he can work towards helping other people.

"Do pray to the Almighty to allow me to do more work for the others," Edhi said.

“Me and Edhi are the ambassadors for human rights,” she said. “Even if Pakistanis do 0.1% of good for humanity, the country will be a better place to live in,” the actor said.

Veena added that she was in talks with the International Human Rights Commissioner regarding the role that she would like to play in helping the country towards improving health and education.

Karachi visit

During her five-day visit to Karachi, the actor also paid tribute to Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s tomb in Clifton. She said that she would also like to visit Quaid-e-Azam’s final resting place during her trip.

When questioned if she had hopes of meeting political leadership residing in the city, she said, "No, that's not in the schedule."

However, with the budget fast approaching she hoped that the government would make some incentive for an artists' welfare fund.